Avanti
Communications Group plc the Middle East and
Africa (EMEA) and Bentley Walker jointly
announce a new contract to provide superfast
satellite broadband in Tanzania. Avanti and
Bentley Walker will extend their
longstanding, extensive partnership to
provide consumers, NGOs, Government
departments and businesses of all sizes with
Internet connectivity of up to 24Mbps across
the country.
Bentley Walker has recognised the
opportunity for fast, affordable Ka-band
satellite broadband services as an
alternative to out-dated Ku- and C-band
services in Tanzania. Ubiquitous satellite
broadband is perfectly suited to help
increase Internet penetration and usage.
Bentley Walker will work with local
partners, who will benefit from the
flexible, low risk nature of the new
services now available. The low risk
opportunity stems from local partners being
able to avoid long term commitment to
capacity usage.
The contract is for capacity from
Avanti’s HYLAS 2 Ka-band satellite using the
company’s CUSTOM guaranteed IP throughput
product. It offers Service Providers, such
as Bentley Walker, seamless, high speed IP
data connectivity with low capital
investment to maximise opportunities and
margins.
Anthony Walker, Chief Executive Officer
at Bentley Walker said: “We are excited to
deepen our relationship with Avanti, and
provide local partners with an opportunity
to increase revenues with a very low risk. I
believe that the combination of Avanti’s
Ka-band satellite broadband services with
iDirect’s new platform and price points is a
compelling opportunity for local partners. I
invite interested parties to contact Bentley
Walker at IBC or directly if they are
interested in discussing this further.”
Enrico Leonardi, Chief Sales Officer of
Avanti, said: “Demand for fast, affordable
connectivity in Tanzania has been increasing
as consumers, NGOs, Government departments
and businesses of all sizes understand the
value and have greater access to mobile
devices. This new contract with Bentley
Walker addresses demand and increases
Internet penetration by providing fast,
affordable connectivity across the country.”
Bentley Walker will also leverage its
innovative Home Cache product, as well as
the enhanced capabilities and lower price
point of iDirect’s latest platform. Home
Cache is designed to effectively save
bandwidth usage by caching HTTP content and
enhancing users’ browsing experience by
instantly loading frequently used content.
In commercial and larger consumer networks,
this can provide substantial savings and
significantly improve performance for users.
With the large capacity of the cache, there
is provision for storing a wide array of
data negating the need for larger data
plans.
