09 May 2018

Global Telesat will manage the services from its teleport facilities in Alicante, Spain. 

Global Telesat is joining forces with SatADSL, and RascomStar to connect Africa in a partnership deal that promises to see new C- and Ku-band services launched at “ultra-competitive” prices.

Under the agreement, Global Telesat will manage the services from its teleport in Alicante, Spain.

From there, the company can connect its iDirect Evolution hub to SatADSL’s Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP), enabling it to offer a range of services all without investment in any physical infrastructure.

RascomStar will supply the capacity using its RQ1R satellite orbits at 2.9ºE and offers pan-African C- and Ku-band connectivity.

“We are committed to providing reliable connectivity anywhere at any time, even in the most challenging locations,” said Laure Gathy, new business development manager at Global Telesat.

“SatADSL’s solutions are a perfect fit for our customers who cannot rely on terrestrial infrastructure to connect, and the C-SDP means we can offer services quickly and very cost-effectively.”

Global Telesat is the latest service provider to connect to SatADSL’s innovative C-SDP which was launched last November and is now being used by 76 Africa-based partners. 

According to SatADSL, the platform enables CSPs to offer, for the first time, cloud-based satellite services over any frequency band.

It includes a network management system which allows IP traffic to be shaped and routed from and to different hubs, while a built-in customer management tool allows users to manage and monitor their own customers.

It also features a hotspot management system to enable remote hotspot networks be configured, managed and monitored.

In a separate deal, SatADSL has also teamed up with Cameroon’s incumbent telco, Camtel, to provide satellite connectivity across the country.

The formal agreement follows a pilot launch of SatADSL’s range of satellite connectivity solutions across a variety of public and private enterprises and communities in Cameroon, including schools, post offices, hospitals and banks. 

The company now plans to integrate and deploy its VSAT services nationwide, enabling Camtel to offer competitive broadband packages to even the most rural areas.

Under the agreement, SatADSL will fulfil all of Camtel’s satellite connectivity requirements across all frequency ranges, Ku-, Ka- and C-band.

Camtel CEO David Nkoto Emane said: “We chose to partner with SatADSL because its solutions will enable us to target the widest possible spectrum of end-users, meaning the broadband services will truly benefit entire communities.”