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Angola to Invest More in Telecommunications Sector with New Satellites

Angola will continue to invest in the telecommunications sector
with the construction of more satellites and other infrastructure,
president João Lourenço has said. After inaugurating a new
Satellite Control and Mission Centre, located in Funda, in Luanda
province, Lourenço reaffirmed the “extreme importance” of
telecommunications projects and guaranteed that “financial
capacity will be found” to ensure they go ahead. “This center can
host up to three satellites; the other two will have to be acquired
over time, it is a question of programming,” he said. “If there is
no capacity today, there will be tomorrow, what counts is the
intention to complete the project, it is not complete and we have
assumed the commitment to complete it no matter how long it
takes.” Lourenço recalled that in terms of fiber optic technology,
an investment had already been made that currently made it
possible to link Angola to the neighboring Democratic Republic
of Congo by cable. “With the recent launch of Angosat-2 and its
entry into operation, Angola gains from every point of view,” he
said. “We will improve our telecommunications, the media, voice
and imaging will also be improved, and agriculture and science
in general and education will benefit from this important project,”
he said. Last October, Angola successfully launched Angosat-2, over an area of 6,617 square meters and has 47 compartments
a satellite manufactured in Russia, from Kazakhstan. It was the equipped with technical and technological resources, with the
second device built for Angola, after the first, Angosat-1, failed in capacity to ensure satellite tracking, monitoring and exploration,
December 2017. The Satellite Control and Mission Centre was built according to Angola’s national news agency Angop.

Guerrilla RF Enters Satellite
Communications Industry

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global SATCOM
industry will grow from $29.98 billion in 2022 to $56.74 billion by
2029, a 9.54% compounded annual growth rate. Market growth will
be driven by mobile applications and “Internet of Things” integration
in a wide range of industries including agriculture, asset tracking,
aviation, defense, energy, navigation, and weather monitoring.
Growth in satellite communications has also brought complex
engineering challenges. With the move to smaller satellites in
low Earth orbits, satellite components need to be compact and
capable of higher operating frequencies along with complex
modulation schemes — all while still ensuring robust signal fidelity
in extreme temperature, radiation, and interference conditions.
Ryan Pratt, CEO and founder of Guerrilla RF commented, “We private placement, providing gross proceeds of approximately $5.0
have always sought to meet the growing demand for connectivity million, not including any additional proceeds that may be received
by solving complex engineering challenges and producing high- upon further closings or the exercise of warrants. “The successful
performance semiconductors in the 5G, automotive, and cellular execution of this offering is a testament to the opportunity that
booster industries. Our approach to solving the unique application our investors see in the company,” said Ryan Pratt. “Since 2020,
challenges of customers combined with a catalog of high- we have grown the number of new products launched and also
performance parts is what differentiates us from our competition dramatically developed our GPS navigation and IoT Sales.
and will allow us to take share in the rapidly growing SATCOM The funds raised through this offering will be used to fund new
industry.” Guerrilla RF recently announced the initial closing of its headquarters and also support our continued growth”

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