Spacecom and Ignite
Power Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement to
Provide e-Health Connectivity Solutions to
Remote Clinics Across Sub-Saharan Africa
13thof
October 2020
Spacecom operator of the
AMOS satellites fleet and Ignite Power, a
Pan-African developer of vital infrastructure
projects, are pleased to announce the signing of
a Strategic Cooperation Agreement. Under the new
agreement, the companies will collaborate to
install e-Health connectivity solutions in
remote clinics, which will provide local medical
teams with immediate access to physicians around
the world, as well as data analysis over the
cloud. Using designed-for-solar medical devices
and systems and satellite connectivity, all will
be powered by cost effective off-grid solar
systems. With the support of global medical
experts, doctors and paramedics in these rural
areas will have the opportunity to expand their
reach and knowledge to new treatments and
procedures.
For billions of people in
developing countries, access to the Internet and
advanced digital services is still a distant
dream. It is precisely the populations, who need
it the most, that live without enjoying the
tremendous benefits enabled by the information
revolution, and the gap between developing and
developed countries continues to grow. Together,
Spacecom and Ignite are determined to make a
change and create a new reality which provides
digital equality.
The solution comprises of
communication through Spacecom’s advanced
AMOS-17, digital High Throughput Satellite and
Ignite’s sustainable off-grid solar power
solutions and diagnostic systems.The mutual solution enables an efficient
infrastructure as the basis for digital
communities and services to rural locations. It
is set to create thousands of jobs while
empowering an entire generation of students to
new skills and remote learning capabilities,
through e-Learning platforms.
AMOS-17 operates over
Sub-Saharan Africa, providing C-Band HTS,
Ka-Band and Ku-Band coverage, and enables the
combination of broad regional beams and high
throughput spot beams that maximize throughput
and spectral efficiency. It is designed
specifically to meet Africa’s fast-growing
communication and digital transformation
demands, though to-date, many remote communities
were unable to enjoy these benefits due to lack
of reliable power supply. Until today.
Ignite Power has extensive
and efficient solar power operations across
Africa and has already connected 1.5 M people in
off-grid areas and over 10,000 villages, to
power through affordable solar-home systems.
All basic home system
packages include USB chargers, long-lasting
lithium battery, life-prolonging charger,
rechargeable radio, and fixed lamps.
Dan Zajicek, SpaceCom’s CEO
said today: “Providing internet connectivity to
rural areas in Africa is a major pillar in
Spacecom strategy to close the digital Gap.Our partnership with Ignite Power is a
huge step towards making an impact on a
Pan-African scale.Together,
no place is too remote for us to tackle. It is
an honor to be able to make a difference in
people’s lives and it is priceless to see the
level of appreciation to something that seems
trivial to most. This is only the beginning, we
have many plans ahead,.”
"The combination of
off-grid solutions and advanced communication
systems is almost inevitable, as it allows for
an immediate, affordable and reliable solution
to one of the most significant challenges in
Africa today," says Yariv Cohen, Ignite’s CEO.
“Access to the internet has a tangible potential
for impact on a huge scale. We are happy to join
forces with a global technology leader such as
Spacecom; Together we will advance the
realization of this potential, and lead Africa
to a brighter, more inclusive future. "