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Orange Egypt Taps Vendor for Satellite Connectivity Boost

Ericsson was chosen by Orange Egypt to better wind load, less weight and high crucial.” Ericsson VP and head of the
supply antenna products for the building port count integration to aid Orange Egypt Saudi Arabia and Egypt division Mathias
of the operator’s 2,600MHz network, a in “significantly” reducing operational Johansson added: “The antenna system
move for the operator to proceed with its expenses. Orange Egypt CTO Ayman is a fundamental pillar of an operator's
extensive rollout plan. In a statement, the Amiri said: “We always strive to provide network infrastructure and is of vital
Swedish vendor stated the move comes the best mobile connectivity services to importance in ensuring quality network
after Egypt’s regulator awarded Orange our customers in the most efficient and communications. With the telecom industry
Egypt 2,600MHz TDD spectrum. The effective manner. With residents in Egypt having a huge responsibility keeping people
operator will deploy the Ericsson Antenna becoming ever more reliant on mobile and businesses connected in the region,
system to construct the network, boosting technology and communications, having we are committed to offering operators our
coverage, capacity and throughput. an optimal network that offers super-fast state-of-the-art network technology and
Ericsson noted the antenna product has speeds and meets user demands becomes infrastructure.”

Viasat Introduces Its Fastest Satellite Internet Service Plans

Viasat Inc. is elevating the home satellite Gallup, nearly half of all U.S. adults said speeds and data to its residential
internet experience in the U.S., giving they would prefer to live in a rural area customers. The Company's next-generation
customers in select markets new or small town. This desire highlights the satellite constellation, ViaSat-3, is expected
residential plans that will offer blazing high- importance of high-speed satellite internet to be capable of delivering even greater
speed connections, allowing customers to as people move into suburban and rural bandwidth capabilities that will result in
do more, faster – from downloading and parts of America. Viasat's New Choice more speed, data and streaming options.
streaming more movies, videos and content home internet plans can help meet this Viasat has received various accolades from
to enjoying a snappier web browsing demand for high-speed connectivity even in consumer outlets including being named
experience. Viasat's New Choice home the hardest-to-reach locations, by offering the 'Fastest Satellite Internet Provider'
internet plans will give U.S. consumers packages that will deliver download speeds among U.S. rural internet service providers
more options in selecting the right internet of up to 150 Mbps in select areas. Viasat (ISPs) by CNET and receiving the Best for
service to meet their speed and data needs is committed to delivering more bandwidth, High Speeds designation by ZDNet.
by offering five enhanced service plans that
will deliver download speeds up to 25 Mbps
and 150 Mbps in select areas. Viasat's New
Choice home internet plans are available
today, in select markets, with plans to roll
out nationwide. Steven Mesnick, general
manager of U.S. broadband at Viasat,
commented, "With the launch of these
New Choice home internet plans, we
are introducing a new satellite internet
experience to help meet the evolving needs
of residential consumers. By optimizing our
satellite network, we expect to deliver more
data at faster speeds, more consistently.
These speeds will enable us to provide
the experience that our customers desire.
Our new service plans demonstrate a
technological achievement that we are
proud of: delivering 100 times the speed
compared to the first service plans we
offered when we entered the residential
internet market ten years ago with the
launch of ViaSat-1. We are committed
to innovation so that our customers can
do more, faster." In a recent survey from

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