Orange Niger Expands Relationship
with Intelsat, Extending the Reach of
its Cellular Network in Rural Niger
Intelsat S.A. announced that Orange
Niger, part of the Orange Group, is
utilizing Intelsat capacity to expand
its cellular network to the rural
regions of Niger.
Under the new, multi-year agreement, Intelsat
will provide C-band broadband capacity to Orange
Niger on Intelsat 903 at 325.5º East to support
its deployment of cellular backhaul services in
Niger. Orange Niger plans to use its expanded
network reach to offer high-quality, reliable
broadband services to corporate enterprises and
provide mobile telecommunications services to
customers within Niger. When the Intelsat 35e
satellite enters service, scheduled for 2017,
Orange Niger will be able to seamlessly
transition to the new satellite.
“By partnering with Intelsat, we are now able
to introduce mobile telecom services to
corporations and communities in the most remote
regions of the country,” said Brelotte Ba, CEO
of Orange Niger. “Intelsat’s robust satellite
services will support the rapid expansion of our
service territory, much of which includes
challenging terrain. and the satellite-based
solution will allow us to add new subscribers
and introduce new services in a cost-efficient
manner. More importantly, it will provide much
needed reliable broadband connectivity, which
will have a positive economic impact on the
businesses and the communities we look to
serve.”
“Interior developing regions of Africa, where
access to reliable terrestrial connectivity is
limited or non-existent, derive strong economic
benefit from our satellite-enabled solutions,”
said Grant Marais, Intelsat’s Regional Vice
President, Africa Sales. “Orange Niger has
experienced first-hand how satellite backhaul
solutions complement its existing infrastructure
and support the broadband connectivity needs of
its customers. Our partnership with Orange Niger
further illustrates Intelsat’s long-standing
commitment to Africa and to delivering the
benefits of mobile telephony and broadband
connectivity via satellite. Orange Niger will
also be well positioned to take advantage of the
next generation Intelsat Epic satellite,
Intelsat 35e.”