Arabsat and Kineis have announced the signature of a joint cooperation agreement during LEAP 2023, which is an annual global platform and unique event held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for futuristic and disruptive technologies bringing together top professionals from around the world.
Eng. AlHamedi AlAnezi, President &, CEO of Arabsat, said that this agreement gives Arabsat the grounds to discuss distribution rights as the regional distributor in the Middle East and North Africa) of Kineis’ Satellite IoT services.
Mr. Al-Anezi assured that the strategic cooperation between Arabsat and Kineis will include further agreements in near future related to terrestrial networks and space infrastructure targeting several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria and Mauritania, in addition to other MENA countries where Arabsat has operational capabilities.
Mr.Alexandre Tisserant, CEO of KINEIS, said that KINEIS will become the sole provider for connecting the innovative Nano satellite IoT to Arabsat in the Middle East and Africa.
He pointed out that providing satellite data information to become accessible to everyone will facilitate and multiply its uses for experts and individuals alike.
About Arabsat:
Arabsat was founded in 1976 by the then 21 members of the League of Arab States and has been working to meet the needs of the Arab world for more than 46 years, from its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and two satellite control ground stations in Riyadh and Tunisia.
Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the world. Also it is the leading satellite service provider in the Arab world, as it carries more than 650 television channels, 245 radio stations, paid TV networks, and a wide range of HD channels. It reaches tens of millions of homes in more than 100 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Central Asia. It is followed by more than 300 million viewers. Arabsat operates a fleet of state-of-the-art technology at 20 East, 26 East, 30.5 East, and 39 East in a fixed orbit around the Earth. Arabsat is also the only operator in the Middle East and North Africa region that provides a full spectrum of radio, television, telecommunications, and broadband services.
In addition to that Arabsat maintains a strategic partnership with most of the world’s leading satellite and value-added companies, with Arabsat acquiring Hella Sat, which is one of the leading satellite communications groups in Southeast Europe. These partnerships and acquisitions give Arabsat access to new orbital location rights and frequencies, and wider coverage allowing customers to offer content and technical solutions to viewers or partners around the world.
About Kinéis:
It is a global connectivity provider dedicated to the Internet of Things. It was founded in 2018 where CNES (French Space Agency) and CLS (Collect, Localize, Satellite) created Kinéis to confer on Argo’s technology and extend it to a
