Gilat Telecom has selected NovelSat to help upgrade an unnamed Tier One cellular network provider in Africa. NovelSat’s satellite modems will be paired with Gilat’s satellite and fiber footprint, which is focused on Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This new deal is satellite-focused, using satellite fronthaul and backhaul as part of a “major expansion.” The list of likely customers is small in the region – Bharti Airtel, e&, MTN, Orange, or Vodacom. Technical details are scant, and there is an air that NovelSat has fought hard to get just these few paragraphs out of the deal to announce for its marketing efforts. NovelSat is usually focused on delivering content, providing satellite boxes that can encode and decode video at…