Middle East satellite operator NileSat is expanding its operations from its Egyptian base to exploit the migration to digital broadcasting across Africa.
Nilesat will increase its investment budget by about US$50 million to cover Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, South Africa, Angola and Nigeria, marketing manager Mohamed El-Sawy told The East African Weekly.
Nilesat is applying for new licences from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to enable its roll-out of satellite locations in the new markets, the newspaper reported.
NileSat currently operates three satellites and plans to launch two more in 2017 and 2019.
The Egyptian company offers satellite hosting services for television and radio stations, Internet connections and satellite navigation services deployed for security surveillance activities and weather forecasting.
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