Africa and the economics of satellites

Last week’s AfricaCom conference had a heavy focus on satellites but how many people actually understand the economics of satellite connectivity? We didn’t, so we asked Intelsat.
The focus on satellites at the conference is an obvious one. If comparatively miniscule countries like the UK cannot justify the expense of a fibre roll-out, how on earth is a continent like Africa going to solve the connectivity problem? The connectivity challenge is bigger in terms of mileage, and progress