Fibersat

Fibersat
Private
Industry Communications
Founded 2013
Founder

Yen Choi

Christof Kern
Headquarters Luxembourg
Area served
 Africa, Middle East
Number of employees
 5-20
Website www.fibersat.com

Fibersat is a communications satellite operator in Africa, and the Middle East, headquartered in Luxembourg. Fibersat intends to launch its first satellite Fibersat-1 in 2018.

History

Fibersat was established in 2013 by Yen Choi and Christof Kern. In 2015, Fibersat announced a hosted payload agreement with Arabsat on one of the upcoming launches.[1] Fibersat has fully funded its first hosted payload and has signed multiyear contracts of up to 10 years in duration.[2]

Coverage

Fibersat-1 intends to provide coverage across Africa and the Middle East.

Services

Fleet

Upcoming

  • Fibersat-1

Fibersat 1 is a Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with multiple spot beams across Africa and the Middle East. The target launch date is Q3, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2015/09/14/fibersat-signs-hosted-payload-deal-with-arabsat/
  2. ↑ http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2015/10/08/new-hts-tech-the-key-to-fibersat-hosted-payload/
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