Newtec To Deliver Sat3play Technology For SkyeVine Satellite Broadband Services
9 September 2011
SkyeVine® will deliver satellite based broadband services throughout Africa using Newtec’s award-winning Sat3Play® hub and terminals CENTURION, South Africa, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 9 September 2011.
South African company SkyeVine, which will provide satellite based broadband services in Africa using Ku-band satellite capacity on Intelsat’s New Dawn, has signed a major contract with Newtec which will deliver a Sat3Play® hub and terminals.
Sat3Play is a two-way satellite broadband system designed for IP-based service providers, looking to deliver competitive data, Voice over IP and satellite television services in areas where insufficient terrestrial connectivity is available.
Currently in the pre-launch phase, SkyeVine has already tested a large number of the Newtec Sat3Play terminals in Mozambique, Botswana, Angola, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe and the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Steve Rich, CEO of SkyeVine, commented: “Having tested the Newtec terminals across Africa they have exceeded our expectations and will deliver an excellent service to our customers. We have already appointed 6 service providers and there are others ready to sign.”
SkyeVine, which has worked with engineering group Q-KON and distribution partner Ellies Holding on this project, has a mission to provide a ubiquitous Internet service to Africa and to create a new standard of broadband service through the use of advanced satellite technology and its unique product offering.
Serge Van Herck, CEO of Newtec, said: “Our low-cost, Ka-band-ready Sat3Playterminals include both FlexACM® technology and the revolutionary 4CPM modulation. I am delighted that SkyeVine is setting new levels of broadband service through the use of Newtec’s technology. This will mean a fast and cost effective service offering in Africa.”
SkyeVine’s aim is to overcome infrastructure-related obstacles present in the African market with the introduction of satellite broadband that is cost effective, reliable and readily available.
