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By Olasunkanmi Onifade
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT), in collaboration with its partners have launched NigComSat-1R, the first Satellite -Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and the Indian Ocean that would help accelerate African aviation.
NIGCOMSAT Ltd, along with Thales Alenia and ASECNA, the other partners, first started the broadcast of a SBAS signals over Africa and the Indian Ocean in September 2020, and they conducted five demos at Lome International airport for the first launch of the SBAS.
A statement by General Manager, Corporate Affairs Department of NIGCOMSAT Ltd, Mr Adamu Idris, issued in Abuja, quoted SBAS Manager, Mr Lasisi Lawal, as saying that the goal was to showcase the real configuration of the efficiency of the technology, developed in the frame of the early open service as part of the ‘SBAS for Africa and Indian Ocean’. ....

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