Newtec’s DVB-S2 modulation assists Intersat Africa in optimizing its satellite space segment resources achieving more than 50 % more throughput compared to DVB-S
Due to the shortage of satellite space over Africa, Intersat Africa Limited, one of the largest providers of Internet solutions in the region, has been working with Newtec for over two years to establish a reliable service delivery model that couples efficiency with reliability.
Abdul Bakhrani, CEO of Intersat Africa Limited said: “Intersat first tested Newtec’s Azimuth range of satellite modulators & demodulators on the SES-Newskies NSS-703 satellite and we have not looked back since. Our engineers are extremely happy with the support from Newtec during the initial deployment and are looking forward to deploying Newtec’s latest FlexACM® products on the transponders we have booked on the NSS-12 satellite “.
In December 2008, Intersat was awarded the KENET project in Kenya to connect all Universities and Higher Education establishments to the Internet using satellite technology. It acquired four transponders from Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and initiated service on DVB-S2 using equipment from another manufacturer that was already deployed on ABS. After a few days Intersat requested that ABS change over immediately to Newtec’s Azimuth hardware and also placed another order for more Newtec equipment to facilitate the changeover on their remote sites.
“The service quality attained using the other manufacturer’s equipment did not match up to the amazing levels experienced when using Newtec”, said Wilfred Waithaka, General Manager of Intersat Africa Limited based in Nairobi, Kenya. He also added: “We are currently testing Newtec’s TelliNet TCP acceleration platform on large SCPC links and we hope to achieve similar efficiencies to those seen since we started using the TelliNet platform five years ago on small DVB links”.
Serge Van Herck, CEO of Newtec said: “Intersat is one of the most respected providers of Internet solutions in Africa. We have been proud to support Intersat over the years and our products and solutions have an excellent record in meeting the customer’s needs every time. We look forward to continued work together with Intersat and overcoming many new challenges.”.