Europe’s Signalhorn Using Spacecom’s AMOS-5 Ku-band for African Broadband Connectivity

16 October 2012

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced that it is providing Europe-based Signalhorn with Ku-band capacity on its AMOS-5 communications satellite located at 17°E. Signalhorn, a provider of communications solutions to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is using the capacity for enabling broadband connectivity to retail businesses across Southern Africa.  

"The AMOS-5 Ku-band platform perfectly meets the needs of our tailored enterprise communications solution, which requires highly available broadband connectivity service to cover a wide section of Southern Africa," said Robert Kubbernus, chief executive officer of Signalhorn. "Our ability to provide reliable and secure end-to-end solutions to our clients is a key differentiator for our business development in Africa. Working with Spacecom’s AMOS-5 satellite adds value to our project." 

"Together with Signalhorn, we’ve developed a solution that meets their data communications needs throughout the required geographic region," said Amir Carmeli, Spacecom’s vice president for sales, West Europe. "AMOS-5 is providing an array of services to communication service providers and broadcasters throughout Africa. As we move forward, we expect our service portfolio to continue to grow." 

From its 17°E orbital position, AMOS-5 provides powerful C-band and Ku-band beams for supplying broadcast and data services to the entire African continent. The satellite began commercial operations in January 2012 and is a prime carrier of African satellite communications traffic.