Onlime

Jun 14, 2017

CETel to Expand Satcom Services in Africa with Onlime Acquisition CETel to Expand Satcom Services in Africa with Onlime Acquisition © CETel teleport in Ruppichteroth, Germany. Photo: CETel. CETel announced the acquisition of Onlime’s managed satellite services for an undisclosed amount. According to CETel, this acquisition is a further milestone in its growth and diversification strategy alongside its continuing customer base expansion. The transaction allows Onlime to concentrate on further development of its core business of community software applications and its fiber and wireless based communications solutions in Africa. After the technical migration, CETel will continue operating the existing managed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services, which include oil and gas, corporate, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), government and mining customers, as well as international service providers. Furthermore, both companies have entered into a strategic partnership complementing each other’s services for upcoming business opportunities. Together, CETel and Onlime will focus on their individual strengths in the VSAT and terrestrial environment in order to deliver the full requirement chain of communications needs in various vertical markets. “I’m excited about how the combination of CETel and Onlime will accelerate our position to provide hybrid communications solutions, which will become more and more significant in our customer’s needs,” said CETel Managing Director Guido Neumann. Receive the latest satellite industry news right to your inbox Inmarsat, Cobham Evaluate Flight Deck Connectivity with United Airlines Inmarsat and Cobham Satcom announced that United Airlines will participate in a technology evaluation of SwiftBroadband-Safety, Inmarsat’s next-generation flight deck communications platform. Inmarsat will evaluate the platform on four United Airlines’ Boeing 767 aircraft, which will be installed with Cobham’s Aviator 300D satcom system. Enabling communications with real-time inflight information, the service enhances airline safety, […] Active Shipping Equips Vessels with Sealink VSAT Active Shipping is teaming up with Marlink and Marlink’s regional partner Ozsay Satellite Communications to boost the operational capabilities on its vessels, which comprise oil tankers and bulk carriers. Active Shipping will install Marlink’s Sealink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service combined with the XChange digital solutions platform. Active Shipping will run the Sealink VSAT […] Better Data Science Key to Unlocking New Applications in Aerospace In order to fully exploit the potential of Big Data applications, aerospace companies must be willing to combine the expertise of their maintenance engineers with insights from data scientists and more advanced machine learning techniques, according to speakers at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in Washington, D.C. last week. During the “Managing Aircraft Big Data” […] Rock Seven Releases New Dual-Mode Tracker for Light Aircraft Iridium satcom specialist Rock Seven has unveiled RockAir, the latest addition to its global tracking technology portfolio. RockAir delivers regular Global Positioning System (GPS) location reports from anywhere in the world over the Iridium satellite network or Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), helping to improve flight safety by accurately tracking the location of a […] Spacepath Communications Adds New Regional Sales Manager Spacepath Communications, a European-based satcom amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, has appointed John Gray as regional sales manager. In this new role, Gray will lead Spacepath’s expansion of commercial sales as part of a new growth strategy. Prior to joining Spacepath, Gray held senior commercial positions with a number of industry players, including Comtech EF […] Most Popular