YahClick
Launches
Pakistan’s
First Ka-band
Satellite
Broadband
Service
Customers
across
Pakistan
will now be
able to
instantly
connect to
satellite
broadband
via a small
satellite
dish and
modem,
without the
frustration
of congested
networks and
anywhere in
the country,
including
places where
terrestrial
infrastructure
is currently
not yet
available.
Masood M.
Sharif
Mahmood,
Chief
Executive
Officer at
Yahsat said,
“Our
consumer
launch in
Pakistan is
a
significant
milestone
for YahClick.
Regulatory
approval by
the
Pakistani
authorities
for consumer
use, paves
the way for
us to
continue our
global
growth
strategy in
this
promising
market.”
“The
exceptional
demand in
the rural
and
underserved
communities
across
Afghanistan
and the
whole of
Africa has
led to
YahClick’s
rapid growth
to become
the largest
satellite
internet
provider in
Africa and a
dominant
player in
the Afghan
market. We
are
confident
that with
this launch
of our
service in
Pakistan, we
will attract
even more
business and
home users
who are
striving to
for better
connectivity
and access
to global
online,
social,
cultural and
knowledge
communities,”
continued
Mr. Mahmood.
Now
completing
its soft
launch
phase,
YahClick is
already
using
state-of-the-art
satellite
technology
to send and
receive
high-speed
broadband
internet
signals in
Pakistan,
linking some
of the
country’s
most
important
infrastructure,
including
over 154
ATMs, for
many leading
banks
serving
country’s
most
isolated
locations,
as well as
connecting
1,600
students and
supporting
election
offices in
remote
areas.
Mr. Mahmood
went on to
say, “YahClick
will help
Pakistan
accelerate
its economic
growth and
social
development
by improving
access to
information
and reducing
operational
costs for
internet
access in
the most
remote and
currently
underserved
areas.
Giving
businesses
instantaneous
access to
global
market
intelligence,
students the
tools to
reach
information
sources from
anywhere and
health care
professionals
the ability
to connect
with
colleagues
and experts
are the
important
ways in
which
YahClick
will improve
the daily
lives of
people
across
Pakistan.”
YahClick is
the
broadband
satellite
internet
service of
Yahsat, a
global
satellite
solutions
provider.
The YahClick
active
customer
base
recorded
significant
growth of
more than
42% during
2014.
To
date,
YahClick has
acquired
almost
34,000
subscribers
for its
satellite
broadband
service. The
service has
so far been
rolled out
across 13
countries
out of its
28-country
footprint,
seven of
which are in
sub-Saharan
Africa.
YahClick
provides
essential
connectivity
to SMEs,
SOHO,
healthcare
and
education
providers,
entrepreneurs,
high net
worth
individuals,
remote VIP
sites, O&G,
NGOs, and
connectivity
deprived
populations
in disaster
zones.
