Ovzon partners with
Bansat to provide satellite services to Opcion
Legal in Colombia
Ovzon has received an order
from Opcion Legal, an NGO in Colombia affiliated
with the UN Refugee Agency. The Ovzon service
will be used to provide mobile satellite
connectivity for the UDAPV (Attention Unit for
Vulnerable Population) part of the Colombian
Civil Registry. The service will be used in the
most remote areas of Colombia. The initial
contract is for six months with service starting
in July 2021.
Large parts of Colombia are
lacking broadband connectivity to the internet.
The Ovzon service, enabled by the mobile, easy
to use, Ovzon Terminals enables UDAPV personnel
to be able to support humanitarian efforts by
securely offering identification services at
remote locations in Colombia, in regions such as
Guajira, Norte de Santander, Atlántico and
Arauca.
”We are very pleased to
receive this order from Opcion Legal. This is a
first step in establishing and expanding our
services in South America. The services that
Opcion Legal provides, on behalf of the
Colombian government, includes community
education, resource administration, land
restitution, legal assistance to victims of
violence in remote communities is a critical
humanitarian mission that we are very proud to
be a part of”, says Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon.
