3b Networks

News

2008 Press Releases

• December 10, 2008: NEDA Telecommunications, Afghanistan’s largest ISP to deploy Quick Start IP trunking solution from O3b Networks, Ltd.
  
  
• November 26, 2008: Galaxy Wireless Communications signs multi-year contract with O3b Networks, Ltd.
  
  
• November 26, 2008: Netcom Africa signs multi-year contract with O3b Networks, Ltd.
  
  
• November 18, 2008: O3b Networks Ltd. today introduced its first turn-key offering, Quick Start.
  
  
• November 11, 2008: Cascade Data Services announces ultra-high speed marine stabilized terminals compatible with O3b Networks.
  
  
• November 11, 2008: iDirect Platform to Interoperate with O3B Networks’ Medium Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation.
  
  
• September 23, 2008: Sea Launch Signs Launch Agreement with O3b Networks.
  
  
• September 22, 2008: O3b Networks and Gilat announce Gilat’s new line of satellite ground-segment equipment for O3b Networks’ "fiber performance over satellite" network.
  
  
• September 9, 2008: O3b Networks, with support from Google, Liberty Global and HSBC, to deploy world’s first high-speed, low-cost satellite system to transform communications access for billions worldwide.
  
  
• September 9, 2008: Thales Alenia Space building new satellite constellation for O3b Networks.
  

Articles of Interest

• O3b Networks CEO named in the top 50 Agenda Setters for technology
  Silicon.com (October 7, 2008)
  
  
• O3b Networks: A Far Out Plan to Deliver the Web
  Christian Science Monitor (September 24, 2008)
  
  
• High Speed Internet Coming to Africa
  Time Magazine (September 15, 2008)
  
  
• Africa, Web Access: What Google’s Doing Right
  ABC News (September 12, 2008)
  
  
• Start-Up Seeks to Link 3 Billion to Net
  The Wall Street Journal (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google Backs Project to Connect 3 Billion to Net
  Financial Times (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Space Offers High-Speed Net Access to Africa
  Financial Times (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• O3b Links with Google for Fast Satellite Internet Capacity
  New York Times (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google, HSBC Back Web Access for Africa
  Reuters (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google-Backed O3b to Build Satellite System
  Bloomberg (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google, HSBC Offer Cheap Internet
  Forbes (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google-Backed O3b Satellites Promise High-Speed Internet
  Information Week (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Google Backs Backhaul Startup
  LightReading (September 9, 2008)
  
  
• Marketplace Report: Internet in Africa
  National Public Radio (September 9, 2008)