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O3b becomes the largest
provider of satellite
capacity in the Pacific
region as customers go
live on the
constellation
Total capacity
contracted in the
Pacific now 5Gbps
O3b
Networks confirmed
that a raft
of clients, including
Digicel, PNCC and Palau
Telecom, have
now successfully gone
live on O3b’s unique
‘Fiber in the Sky’
satellite network.
Connected
to the O3b network,
these
telecom operators are
able
to provide their
customers with high
speed broadband service,
in some cases for the
first time, improving
user experience and
allowing for more and
better services.
O3b
has become an
affordable, reliable
alternative to expensive
undersea fiber for
island nations in the
Pacific. The use of O3b
satellites, which are
closer to the earth than
conventional
geostationary
satellites, reduces
latency, increases data
rates and improves voice
and video quality for
the user.
O3b’s
total
capacity contracted in
the Pacific
region is now 5
Gbps. The high
throughput, low latency
solution has been
extremely compelling for
region operators trying
to meet national
broadband plans which
are poorly supported by
the high latency of GEO
or the cost of fiber.
Today, O3b connects as
many Pacific islands as
fiber and it is
anticipated O3b will
outstrip fiber for
international
connectivity to
individual countries in
the region in 2015. The
company’s clients in the
Pacific region include:
Digicel PNG, Digicel
Samoa, Norfolk Island
Telecom, PNCC, Palau
Telecom, FSMtC Yap,
Telecom Cook Islands and
Timor Telecom.
Steve
Collar, CEO of O3b,
said:
“We are delighted to be
helping so many clients
in the region improve
their high speed
internet connection in
their markets using
O3b’s ‘fiber in the
sky’. Already we are the
clear market leader in
the Pacific. O3b has
made enormous progress
in the last year. We are
now successfully
providing the highest
performance satellite
connectivity the world
has ever seen to some of
the most remote parts of
the world. As such, we
are playing a major role
in eroding the
long-standing digital
divide, successfully
providing high
performance reliable
connectivity in remote
areas.”
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