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TechInAfrica – Intelsat S.A and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have partnered to increase mobile connectivity to underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. For the record, the partnership between two companies first announced in 2018. Since the announcement which is less than a year ago, 525 remote cell sites have been connected. By the end of 2019, they plan to expand the mobile coverage to other parts of the region.
“As both a global corporation and a global citizen, Intelsat is committed to investing in accelerating the adoption of mobile connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world and closing the digital divide,” said Jean-Philippe Gillet, Vice President and General Manager at Intelsat.
Gillet added, “Through this partnership, we are now providing access to mobile coverage for the first time to approximately 1.7 million people living in remote communities across several countries that many thoughts were impossible to connect.”
The expansion cost and geographic complexities are the two biggest challenges in establishing connectivity in most remote rural areas of Arica. Due to these challenges, AMN has developed a low-cost solution—using small cell solar-based system that can be deployed in less than six hours. This solution is combined with Intelsat EpicNG satellites and the 23 additional satellites that cover the African continent. Through these tech solutions, both Intelsat and AMN deliver a fast, cost-effective, and reliable mobile network infrastructure.
Michael Darcy, AMN’s CEO, said: “Intelsat shares our vision of installing a cell site in every African village. Like us, they recognize that when you close the connectivity gap in sub-Saharan Africa, you can bring about significant positive change in people’s lives. Using Intelsat’s technology, our two companies can make that vision a reality.”
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure, managed services, and an open, interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit Intelsat.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
About Africa Mobile Networks
The mission of Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is to build mobile network base stations serving rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa that have no existing service, providing mobile network operators with a capex-free route to add new subscribers and new revenues and with incremental costs. AMN’s vision is a fully connected Africa, with no community of any significant size being without basic telecommunications services to deliver social, economic, educational and other benefits to the population. For more information, visit Africa Mobile Networks or contact [email protected]. Follow AMN on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
Source: businesswire.com
