The partnership will focus on delivering satellite communications services<\/a> to enterprise and civil government customers for a wide range of use cases, including for connectivity in rural areas, agriculture, hospitals, hotels, schools and in the energy and mining sectors. OneWeb and Airtel Africa will also provide critical backhaul in unserved and underserved regions.
This is the latest in a string of OneWeb’s initiatives in Africa, including its recently announced agreement with Paratus to install a Satellite Network Portal<\/a> (SNP) in Angola, and its agreement with TinSky Connect to install Satellite Network Portal (SNP) gateways in countries including South Africa, Ghana, Senegal and Mauritius. All this is part of OneWeb’s plan to activate its coverage solutions in Africa, and elsewhere around the world, in 2023, the company said.
Ben Griffin, vice president mobility and AMEA at OneWeb said, “This is a strategic fit, given our shared commitment to resiliency and excellence in communications services and the partnership represents another exciting milestone on our path to delivering global connectivity. We look forward to delivering high-performance service across Africa, even in the hardest to reach places.”
Luc Serviant, group enterprise director, Airtel Business at Airtel Africa commented, “Internet penetration is rising across Africa and systems are even more connected as the digital transformation is driving growth amongst organizations.”
“Through our partnership with OneWeb, we will support SMEs, entrepreneurs, corporates and governments to do business everywhere in Africa, with low latency and highly resilient communication services. OneWeb and Airtel Africa will begin trialing service in South Africa in September, with plans to achieve full coverage in 2023 across Airtel Africa’s footprint, comprising 14 countries in East, Central and West Africa,” he added.
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