SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
Satellite-based connectivity services provided jointly by the long-term partners
enabled internet in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be up and
running within just four days from a submarine cable outage
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, February 10, 2020/ -- High-performance internet connectivity was restored in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) within just four days after the West Africa Cable System (WACS) undersea cable cut, thanks to the combined
efforts of Gilat Telecom (Gilat.net) and SES (SES.com), the companies announced today.
The recent cable cuts affected much of Sub-Saharan Africa, causing
internet outages and slow speeds. The swift restoration to bring the
service back to Gilat Telecom’s DRC customers was achieved by leveraging unparalleled high-throughput, low-latency O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
satellite capabilities.
“High-throughput, low-latency satellite solutions and applications
enabled by SES have proved their reliability and performance,
drastically changing the connectivity landscape in the DRC over the past years. It has now been the fifth consecutive year that we are
delivering highly reliable seamless services thanks to MEO, reaching
underserved and unserved locations where fibre cannot be deployed or has been compromised. This has been revolutionary for the MNOs we serve,
who are now able to deploy services that require low latency,” said Dan
Zajicek, CEO of Gilat Telecom.
An O3b MEO system customer of SES since 2014, and the first in Africa,
Gilat Telecom recently expanded its partnership with SES to provide more bandwidth to rural areas and extend services beyond Kinshasa and
Lubumbashi, reaching unserved or underserved Kisangani, Mbuji-Mayi and
Bunia, to customers such as Orange DRC. Under the new agreement, Gilat
Telecom is using multiple Gbps of bandwidth on the O3b system and is now also adding services via SES’s Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)
satellites. The expanded capabilities enabled by SES’s multi-orbit fleet will allow Gilat Telecom to deploy 4G/LTE networks and support cloud
computing services, even in the remotest areas of the DRC.
“With the extension of MEO and addition of the GEO-enabled capability,
we can now achieve even more, serving the exponentially growing demand
in more locations, by seamlessly integrating terrestrial and satellite
technologies that effectively complement each other,” Zajicek said.
“Supporting Gilat Telecom’s efforts in extending high-performance
connectivity throughout the DRC has been a great privilege for us, and
we are proud to have been enabling this transformational endeavour with
O3b’s fibre-like connectivity solutions over the past years,” said
Carole Kamaitha, Vice President, Sales Africa at SES Networks. “We
cannot be more excited to see our longstanding partner and early adopter of O3b MEO growing, while unlocking more and more opportunities for
MNOs in the DRC, this time taking advantage of the multi-orbit network
that combines the benefits of MEO low-latency with the incredible reach
of GEO.”
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About SES:
SES (SES.com) has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless
connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content
connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit
constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global
coverage and high performance, including the commercially-proven,
low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and
intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality
connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a
trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies,
mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service
providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners.
SES’s video network carries over 8,300 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of over 355 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris
and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is
available at: www.SES.com.
About Gilat Telecom:
Gilat Telecom (Gilat.net) offers satellite and fiber-based connectivity solutions, delivering
high quality broadband communication to MNOs, telcos, ISPs, governments, enterprise customers, and organizations in Africa, Asia and South
America.
With successful deployments experience globally, the company is known
for providing advanced communication infrastructures, as well as for
being customer centric, with superior technical support and "out of the
box" solutions, that can reach the most remote locations on the planet.
As a technology-driven company, Gilat Telecom utilizes innovative
technologies to keep providing its customers with the most
cost-effective and advanced connectivity solutions, tailored to each
specific customer needs.
Leveraging its extensive knowledge and experience, Gilat Telecom has
developed the SD-WAN MAX solution, AI and machine-learning algorithms,
with smart traffic management, delivering its customers maximum
stability and bandwidth capacity.
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
SES’s and Gilat Telecom’s Resilient Network restores connectivity in Africa
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