Thaicom Signs Telecom Service Deal with iSAT Africa

Details: James Barton; Category: Satellite Networks; 31 July 2017; 4926 views

iSAT Africa is providing a key East African customer fully managed satellite telecommunications services including satellite backup of its fibre network via a new agreement with Thaicom.

Under the agreement, Thaicom will provide Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity via the THAICOM 6 satellite in the case of fibre network outages. The full-time, managed service will enable iSAT Africa to provide their client with a fully redundant and highly available backup solution for the provision of uninterrupted broadband services.

Patompob (Nile) Suwansiri, Chief Commercial Officer at Thaicom, said: “We have seen an increase in the need for reliable and cost-effective satellite communications in Africa. Therefore, we intend to continue expanding our reach and providing our clients with the best possible solution for their business requirements.”

“ISAT is at the forefront of innovation, while offering flexible managed services across Africa and other parts of the world in the field of VSAT, Broadcasting, Voice, GSM Backhaul and Fibre. Data demand throughout the world is being driven by the increased popularity of connected devices—and Africa is going in the same direction. Satellite services are playing a key role in the development,” said Munish Sharma, Chief Operating Officer with iSAT Africa.

Sharma added: “Satellite is ideal to extend iSAT’s fibre network via Internet Protocol in Africa to places that are not connected to terrestrial networks”. Currently, the group’s fibre networks cover Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

The managed internet backbone and related services provided by Thaicom are based on a point-to-point satellite link between Thaicom’s designated teleport and our customer’s remote site, thus providing uninterrupted access to the network.