In
line with its target to connect the unconnected and bridge the digital divide
in Nigeria, SES has extended its tentacles to rural communities in the country.
In order to actualise this, the
Luxembourg-based satellite operator is leveraging partnerships with a number of
local tech operators by introducing low-cost wireless and internet solutions in
line with Nigeria’s Broadband Plan.
“We
want to leverage existing partnerships and make sure we support users within
the country to have access to the internet wherever they are,”Joy Nma Emenike,
sales manager for West Africa, SES, said in an interview in Lagos.
“We have tailored our solutions in such a way
that all classes of people can buy them. We have our Ku-band solution, which is
very effective. We have the Ultra Low Cost Site. We have designed a secure and
reliable solution based on our Ku-band platform for this group of people living
in under-served and un-served areas so that they can enjoy the benefits that
come with connectivity within these places,” Emenike said.
SES provides secure satellite communications
solutions to broadcast, telecom, corporate and government customers globally.
It has global presence across Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
It has three
strategic offices in Africa, with a view bringing the rest of the world to
Africa and taking Africa to the rest of the world. The company has an
established presence in Africa’s largest economy, with partnerships with
Computer Warehouse and Startimes, targeted at buoying the digital TV platform
and distributing direct-to-home signals.
“In Lagos, we have Computer
Warehouse as our teleport partner. We also have a number of other partnerships.
With the synergy and strategy we have with these partners, we have been able to
deploy many of our projects with regard to e-learning, e-commerce, e-health and
data services. The telecoms are also partnering with us to provide quality and
better data and port services across West Africa and Nigeria,” the SES sales
manager for West Africa said, adding that the firm has partnered with a number
of broadcasters to push its products across the country and the region.
The
Nigeria Broadband Plan (2013-2018) says that less than 10 percent of households
and individual users in un-served areas have internet access. It further
says that less that 50 percent of households and individual users in
under-served areas have broadband access.
To close
this gap, SES has mapped out a clear-cut strategy to help the country realise
its broadband targets in three years’, the company says.
The firm has keyed
into the low-cost wireless solutions and satellite, while ensuring that it
offers efficient and quality services to consumers.
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