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the broadcast of more than a thousand that acts as an augmentation service to positioning accuracy for other applications,
television channels into homes across global positioning systems, to improve the such as precision farming, geomatics, land
Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle reliability of positioning information. This management and maritime. Eva Berneke,
East. Moreover, the two satellites will offer is ensured by a crucial integrity message Eutelsat Chief Executive Officer said:
advanced features in terms of uplink signal which is essential in aviation where the "EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G is now on its
protection and resilience. In February 2021, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) way to join EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F at
Eutelsat was entrusted once again by the alone does not satisfy strict operational our flagship 13-degree East position. We
European Union Agency for the Space requirements set by the International also look forward to completing the GNSS
Program (EUSPA) to host the EGNOS GEO- Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). It is network for our European Union long term
4 payload, which is on board EUTELSAT especially important during critical aircraft customer and partner, the EUSPA. My
HOTBIRD 13G. Eutelsat already operates flight stages such as the final approach. congratulations to the Eutelsat, Airbus
the EGNOS GEO-3 payload on its EUTELSAT Other transport means including maritime and SpaceX teams for another successful
5 West B satellite. EGNOS is the European and rail benefit from this EGNOS Safety launch into geostationary orbit.”
Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service of Life service. EGNOS also increases the

Huawei Signs Global ITU Pledge to Help 120
Million People in Remote Areas Connect to the
Digital World

Huawei has signed a global commitment to
join the International Telecommunication
Union's Partner2Connect digital alliance,
which will bring connectivity to about 120
million people in remote areas in more than
80 countries by 2025. Liang Hua, Chairman
of Huawei, announced the decision at the
company's 2022 Sustainability Forum,
Connectivity+: Innovate for Impact. The
forum explored how ICT innovation could
unleash the business and social value of
connectivity and drive sustainability in
the digital economy era. Speakers at the
event included senior leaders from the
ITU and United Nations, telecom ministers
and regulators in Cambodia, Nigeria,
Bangladesh, and Pakistan, and business divide which excluded a third of the global bring everyone into the digital world,
leaders, partners, experts, and customers population. "Our dynamic world urgently and provide them with access to more
from China, South Africa, Belgium, and needs improved digital cooperation information and skills, better services, and
Germany. "It is clear connectivity alone to capitalize on the transformational wider business opportunities. This will,
is not enough. It must be affordable, the potential of technology to create new jobs, in turn, drive further social and economic
content must be relevant and in the local boost financial inclusion, close the gender development." Cao Ming, President of
language, and users must have the skills gap, spur a green recovery and redesign Huawei Wireless Solution, said: "As
to make best use of it," said ITU Deputy our world to be more prosperous and an enterprise with the most complete
Secretary-General Malcolm Johnson. inclusive," he said. "Now is the time to act". ICT capabilities, Huawei integrates the
"Thank you to Huawei for their support In his keynote address, Dr Liang stressed full-technology innovation potential of
of the Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital that access to a stable network was a equipment, sites, energy, transmission, and
Coalition, and for their announced P2C basic requirement and right in the digital antennas to address the difficulties faced
pledges in the key areas of rural connectivity age. For many who remain unconnected, by traditional site deployment, such as
and digital skills." Siddharth Chatterjee, access to reliable connectivity would mark high costs, restricted transportation, lack
United Nations Resident Coordinator the first step towards transforming their of power, and maintenance challenges. We
in China, called for "multi-stakeholder lives. "Connectivity will be more than just have continuously upgraded the RuralStar
partnerships" of policymakers, the private a tool for convenient communications," he and RuralLink solutions to extend quality
sector, academia, and civil society to said. "Together with digital technologies coverage to remote areas, enabling more
close "the sobering reality" of a digital like cloud and AI, connectivity will help people, community hospitals, schools, local

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