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NEWS Omantel Wholesale connects Africa to Asia with the G2A and SRG-1 Cable Systems The cable systems connect some of the fastest growing markets in the world with robust and geographically diverse terrestrial and undersea cable infrastructure. Omantel Wholesale, the world-leader in ultra-low latency networking, is interconnecting the Gulf to Africa (G2A) and Silk Road Gateway - 1 (SRG-1) cable systems to deliver ultra-low latency networking between Asia and Africa. The cable systems connect some of the fastest growing markets in the world with robust and geographically diverse terrestrial and undersea cable infrastructure. Omantel Wholesale has deployed these cable systems to create new ultra-low latency route options for customers and offer global connectivity in these rapidly developing regions. It is supporting the economic growth of Central Asia and Africa while finding new ways to connect end users around the globe. SRG-1 connects Oman to Pakistan with onwards connectivity to Afghanistan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. G2A connects Oman to Somalia via two redundant landing stations in Puntland (Bosaso) and Somaliland (Berbera). The system provides onward connectivity to Ethiopia and will connect Kenya, Mogadishu and South Africa in later phases. “We are the only provider in the world that is able to offer rapid access between Asia and Africa via geographically diverse routes. The development and interconnection of G2A and SRG-1 demonstrates our commitment to delivering ultra-low latency networking in unique and challenging markets. We are supporting the growth of trade between China and Africa with new diversity and high performance networks,” said Talal Said AL Mamari, CEO of Omantel. G2A and SRG-1 add to Omantel Wholesale’s more than 20 undersea cable investments. They support its vision for ultra-low latency networking, leveraging Oman as a natural meeting point for global cable systems. Oman is one of the most connected places on earth with five redundant landing stations and four terrestrial networks Talal Said AL Mamari Cheif Executive Officer - Omantel We are the only provider in the world that is able to offer rapid access between Asia and Africa via geographically diverse routes” Talal Said AL Mamari, CEO – Omantel connecting it via border crossings. “Users in high-growth markets in Central Asia and Africa gain access to global connectivity. End users will experience more robust and reliable communications services, accelerating local development and support the growth of their digital economies,” said Sohail Qadir, Vice President, Omantel Wholesale. “We’re excited to be a part of delivering greater connectivity to these regions and changing how they experience mobile, broadband and Sohail Qadir VP - Wholesale Business Unit - Omantel End users will experience more robust and reliable communications services, accelerating local development and support the growth of their digital economies” Sohail Qadir, VP Omantel Wholesale other communications services. This is a big step forward.” Omantel Wholesale already provides a unique high-speed link between Singapore and Frankfurt with only 160ms via the Bay of Europe Persian Express Gateway (EPEG) and Bengal Gateway (BBG) cable systems. It is the only operator with two landing stations in two different countries on the Asia Africa Europe – 1 (AAE-1) cable systems (Marseille, France and Muscat, Oman). 12 November 2016
INTERVIEW The Sky is the limit Stephen Spengler CEO Intelsat speaks to Teletimes Exclusive Interview - Khalid Athar Khalid Athar: Over the past few years, we have seen major changes in the global satellite industry space that are reflected in the changed strategies of many satellite companies. Can you please talk us through Intelsat’s evolution and growth over the past few years and the vision you have for the future? Stephen Spengler: The satellite industry is in transition right now as it moves from simply offering wideband capacity to a focus on building infrastructure to support the data environment of tomorrow. It is estimated that there will be over 12 billion connected devices by the end of this decade. The monthly internet traffic is expected to multiply three times to reach 21 Gbps for every man, woman and child on the planet. I have worked in the satellite sector for many years, but I can’t remember a time when our prospects were more promising — it is a great opportunity for all of us that provide connectivity solutions. At Intelsat, we anticipated these changes, and is why we are introducing highthroughput satellites (HTS), known as Intelsat EpicNG, that use spot beams to cover high-traffic areas. The traditional boundaries of fixed and mobile satellite services have dissolved, and our customers need broadband everywhere. We launched our first two Intelsat EpicNG satellites in 2016 and we have five more in production that will launch in the next few years. At the same time, we are investing to support innovation in other parts of the sector. New antennas are coming to market, such as the flat-panel arrays from Kymeta and Phasor. As these innovations and others become commercially available, we will experience simplified network access to enable applications involving the connected car, the Internet of things and machine-to-machine communications with mobile platforms. KA: Congratulations on the successful launch of Intelsat 33e and 36. How is the feedback so far? SS: Intelsat 36 has entered service and is operating as expected — meaning Africans are already enjoying more high definition content! The satellite’s Kuband transponders primarily provide broadcasting and direct-to-home (DTH) services for Africa’s MultiChoice, the leading DTH platform in South Africa. The C-band payload on Intelsat 36 provides backup for Intelsat 17 and Intelsat 20, giving resilience to our media customers in the Indian Ocean region from Africa to western Australia. Intelsat 33e, our second EpicNG satellite, will enter service in early 2017. It will offer HTS spot-beam services to our enterprise and wireless operator customers throughout Africa and the Middle East. Intelsat 33e will open up a range of services and capabilities that were not possible before by offering higher-performance data connectivity at lower cost per megabit than previous spacecraft. Our technology is designed to ‘close the business case’ for our customers — whether deploying 3G wireless services in sparsely populated regions or new broadband networks for businesses and governments. Customer tests of our first Intelsat EpicNG satellite, IS-29e, found November 2016 13
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