Monday, November 26, 2012

Vodacom picks Intelsat for cellular backhaul solutions in Africa

Pan-African mobile telecom company Vodacom has chosen Intelsat for cellular backhaul deployments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The multi-year capacity agreement will see Vodacom utilizing the Luxembourg-based company’s Intelsat 906 and Intelsat 25 satellite.

According to Vodacom, the partnership with Intelsat will see the satellite company expand its cellular backhaul infrastructure necessary to support wireless services, especially since mobile data traffic has been surging, not only in Africa, but across the globe. Mobile operators in the continent are already facing challenges with government stifling the auction of bandwidth.

The cellular backhaul deployments will also strengthen the South African telecom company’s implementation of 3G networks across the DRC. In addition, Vodacom will also be optimizing its partnership with Intelsat by using its world-class satellite fleet for corporate networking services, disaster recovery services, and in-flight satellite internet solutions.

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