The Pan-African telecom firm Liquid Telecom, in a bid to develop connectivity in Africa, signed a servicing agreement with the American firm Kymeta Corporation, specialized in the provision of internet connectivity thanks to its network combining satellite and cell technologies. The partnership was signed during the AfricaCom 2018, held on November 12-15, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.
"This new strategic partnership between Liquid Telecom and Kymeta marks a disruptive moment in the evolution of very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services for the African continent. By pairing the latest Liquid VSAT Internet platform with Kymeta's satellite terminals, the companies are bringing unrivalled connection quality, speed and availability to people on the move and in places that have never been connected before", said Scott Mumford, managing executive of satellite and VSAT at Liquid Telecom.
According to Neville Meijers, sales manager at Kymeta Corporation, this new partnership offers unlimited communication possibilities to Liquid Telecom in Africa. "This mass market broadband platform can be deployed quickly and easily without skilled personnel, delivering Gigabit connectivity anywhere", he said.
The aims of this partnership are the same as those of the agreement signed in May 2018 by thePan-African telecom firm with China TelecomGlobal: boost its data capacities, expand its presence in Africa to reach new clients and generate new revenues in the data segment.
Absa Kenya hires M-PESA’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, signalling a shift from branch banking to a telecom-s...
Ziidi Trader enables NSE share trading via M-Pesa M-Pesa revenue rose 15.2% to 161.1 billio...
MTN Group has no official presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mobile market is d...
Ghana has 50,000 tonnes unsold cocoa at ports Cocoa prices fell from $13,000 to around ...
This week in Africa, Africa CDC is stepping up its drive for health sovereignty, building new partne...
Nine South African universities top sub-Saharan QS rankings University of Cape Town ranked first regionally Region’s higher education faces...
Fiscal consolidation and aggressive tax collection are draining liquidity from Ivorian SMEs, even as the headline GDP growth exceeds six per...
UAE commits $4.5 billion for 60 African clean projects Funding announced at AU Summit in Addis Ababa Nearly 666 million Africans lack...
The appointment of a new chief executive at Uganda Airlines comes at a time of heightened expectations, as Ugandan authorities seek to restore the...
“Dao” ranks among the three films in official competition at the 76th Berlinale and marks Alain Gomis’ second bid for the Golden Bear. The film...
Fort Jesus is a fortress located in Mombasa, on Kenya’s coastline, at the entrance to the natural harbor that long made the city a hub of trade in the...