Launch of Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa Broadband Service
22 Juni 2017 - 11:34AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
The Konnect Africa broadband venture set up by Eutelsat
Communications (Paris:ETL) (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) has this
month officially launched new-generation services, starting in
Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland,
Tanzania and Uganda.
Konnect Africa’s innovative service offerings and products,
including packaged offers inspired by ‘pay as you go’ models and
Wi-Fi hotspot schemes, are fully aligned with the needs and
preferences of end-users in these different markets. First partners
include local operators, telecom companies and resellers, notably
AfrikaNet GoSat (Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire), Bentley Walker (multiple
African markets), Bloosat (Cameroon, Central Africa), Coollink
(Nigeria), Global Broadband Solution (Democratic Republic of
Congo), Terrace Projects (South Africa), Ubora Systems (Kenya), as
well as China Telecom that is establishing communications links
between the African continent and the Asia-Pacific region. These
partners will benefit from dedicated commercial, marketing and
technical support from Konnect Africa and training aimed at
enhancing service quality.
Konnect Africa is initially using capacity on Yahsat’s Al Yah 2
satellite (16 Ka-band spotbeams) with expansion supported by a
further 18 spotbeams on the Al Yah 3 satellite that is scheduled
for launch by the end of 2017. Konnect Africa aims to cover most of
Sub-Saharan Africa by 2019.
Laurent Grimaldi, CEO of Konnect Africa, commented: “Connecting
Africa means changing the way people live, study, perform business,
and transforming daily life. We aim to take broadband further and
closer to multiple development sectors such as the healthcare
system, education, agriculture or SMEs. We are proud to partner
with prominent players and excited to embark on this truly unique
venture.”
For more on Konnect Africa: www.konnect-africa.com
About Eutelsat CommunicationsEstablished in 1977,
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced
operators of communications satellites. The company provides
capacity on 39 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and
broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and
Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video,
data, broadband and government communications to be established
irrespective of a user’s location. Headquartered in Paris, with
offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a
workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts
in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest
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