O3b Networks and
Interactive E Solutions ink $100m deal to
revolutionize broadband connectivity across
Pakistan
March
13, 2013
With the
launch of the first four satellites in O3b
Networks’ satellite fleet only 78 days away,
O3b announced today a strategic agreement
with Pakistan’s largest ICT company
Interactive Esolutions. Using multiple O3b
beams to provide coverage of the entire
country, Interactive will be providing a
full suite of services in Pakistan,
including trunking services to underserved
regions, cellular backhaul for mobile
operators and enterprise and e-government
services across the country.
O3b
Networks will deliver fiber-like speed at
sub 150 millisecond latency and affordable
prices, opening the door to new applications
and growth opportunities for customers in
Pakistan.
Mr. Shahid Mahmud, Chairman/CEO Interactive
Group said, "We are extremely excited about
this agreement as we strongly believe that
the Pakistani market offers immense appetite
for bandwidth and data. Our customer base
varies from Telecom operators to large and
small enterprise across the country. We
anticipate great demand in the Oil & Gas
sector, Health, Education, Shipping and
Government sectors. We are happy that
Interactive will be contributing to the
growth of broadband through this state of
the art technology. We firmly believe that
together we will usher in a new era of
Internet usage proliferating the positive
effects of connectivity amongst the people
of Pakistan.”
“We are
honored to support Interactive Group in
continuing their history of technical
innovation and service to Pakistan” said
Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.
“Pakistan, with its burgeoning population
and growing economy is in desperate need for
state of the art communications
infrastructure. By overcoming the
geographical hurdles presented by
mountainous terrain, working together with
Interactive we can ensure that broadband
connectivity is available across the entire
country.”
O3b’s
unique eight satellite, Medium-Earth-Orbit
fleet enables affordable, high-speed
connectivity in places where traditional
satellite and fiber offerings are
unavailable or extremely costly.
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