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Gilat Signs Agreement With Leading Angolan Telecom Operator
Petah Tikva (SPX) Jul 15, 2004 Gilat Satellite Networks, Wednesday announced the signing of a contract with the leading Angolan ISP and a telecom operator, MSTelcom. The agreement initially calls for the deployment of up to 1,000 sites of the satellite-based DialAw@y IP and FaraWay VSAT networks. While the DialAw@y IP network will service rural telephony applications throughout the country, the FaraWay network will provide data and telephony services to MSTelcom's ministerial and corporate clients. The installation of the hubs and the remote sites is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004. MSTelcom - Mercury Servicos de Telecomunicacoes SARL, is a subsidiary of Sonangol, the Angolan state oil corporation. It is one of four companies in the country to be awarded a license to operate fixed-line telephony. Formed on March 21, 1997 with the objective of guaranteeing, maintaining and operating in an efficient manner the communications of the Sonangol Group. On August 2, 1999, the current installations of Petrangol (TCC) in Luanda, were occupied and the independent activity of the company began. Janna Koretskaya, Gilat's Associate Vice President, Sales, Africa, said, "This project will make a major contribution to advancing telecommunications in Angola, and rebuilding much of the country's infrastructure destroyed during the civil war years." "The network will provide Angola's citizens with the most advanced voice, data and Internet applications." "We are pleased to be working together with MSTelecom on this important national project and we look forward to enhancing our relationship as we work together in its implementation." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Gilat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express VSAT News - Suppliers, Technology And Applications
SkyTerra Announces Plans To Separate Into Two Public Companies
New York (SPX) Sep 23, 2005SkyTerra Communications announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies: SkyTerra, which would solely hold SkyTerra's current stake in each of Mobile Satellite Ventures and TerreStar Networks; and a newly formed entity that would own all of SkyTerra's other assets including its managing interest in Hughes Network Systems. |
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