JERUSALEM POST
Facebook pegs Israeli satellite to provide African Internet
by Niv Elis
October 6, 2015

Facebook has announced a partnership with Israeli satellite company Spacecom and Europe’s Eutelsat to launch a satellite next year to help connect millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa to the Internet…Spacecom will launch the satellite, called the Amos-6, in the second half of 2016 to replace an older model, the Amos-2. The new version will have capabilities “optimized for community and Direct-to-User Internet access using affordable, off-the-shelf customer equipment.” The company estimated the deal, which will go through 2021 with options for extensions, at $95 million. READ MORE