SES brings MEO satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad
09 March 2026
This is the first emergency.lu deployment using O3b mPOWER satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) for rapid disaster-response missions.
SES, a space solutions company, is expanding humanitarian connectivity at the Farchana refugee settlement in Chad in cooperation with emergency.lu, the public-private partnership led by Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade and the UN Refugee Agency.
In the framework of the Connectivity for Refugees initiative, the deployment uses SES’ O3b mPOWER satellite network to provide dependable, high-speed internet for humanitarian teams and essential services for refugees.
Find out more TCCA welcomes new member Wireless Mobile International Search
09 March 2026
International critical communications executive search consultancy Wireless Mobile International Search (WMIS) has become a member of TCCA, the global member-led organisation for the critical communications ecosystem.
Established in 2005, WMIS has built a solid reputation for providing a highly professional service for client companies and candidates within its specialist area of wireless and mobile networks and connected devices, applications and services.
Keysight launches automated wireless coexistence test solution
06 March 2026
Keysight Technologies has unveiled a new Wireless Coexistence Test Solution designed to help engineers efficiently validate wireless device performance amid increasingly congested RF environments. This automated, standards-aligned platform aims to streamline testing processes, improve repeatability, and enable earlier detection of interference issues—crucial steps as wireless devices expand across healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors.
As the number of wireless-enabled products grows, engineers face mounting pressure to demonstrate reliable operation in the presence of RF interference. This is vital not only for meeting regulatory requirements but also for ensuring devices work effectively in real-world conditions. The new Keysight solution addresses this challenge by automating coexistence testing, reducing manual setup, and providing a robust framework for early risk identification during development phases.
Find out more The edge decides the SLA: why African data centres need African-ready connectivity
06 March 2026
Ralph Berndt, Executive Head of Sales and Marketing at inq. South Africa
Some may ask how EdgeSentry fits into the data centre discussion. The answer is simple: you can build the most advanced, perfectly cooled, and redundantly powered facility imaginable, but if the final stretch of connectivity to the branch is fragile or unaffordable, uptime becomes a theory, not a reality. In Africa, that last kilometre is where reliability and cost collide, and where the success of every SLA is ultimately decided.
Across the region, we still contend with fibre breaks, uneven last-mile coverage, and intermittent power that push downtime risk onto the enterprise WAN. That is not an indictment of local operators but a design reality. Imported SD-WAN solutions typically assume stable fibre, perpetual power, and dollar-based licensing, which makes them costly to own and slow to support here. The result is a performance and budget gap that branch IT teams live with every day. That is the gap EdgeSentry was built to close.
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