SES Techcom Services, a subsidiary of satellite operator SES SA, is to expand its Astra Connect broadband service in Africa via the Newtec Dialog® multi-service platform on SES’s ASTRA 2G satellite
SES is extending its current relationship with long-term partner Newtec – a specialist satellite communications manufacturer – with the new platform, which will utilise the West Africa Ku-band beam of the ASTRA 2G satellite, located at 28.2 degrees east.
Newtec Dialog supports MF-TDMA and SCPC technologies, as well as Newtec’s Mx-DMA™ technology.
“There are millions in Africa who remain unconnected today, and at SES we are eager to connect them via satellite broadband services,” said Gerhard Bethscheider, managing director at SES Techcom Services. “By using Newtec’s new platform, our broadband offerings are efficient and scalable, and can be offered cost-effectively to our customers.”
Newtec’s CEO Serge Van Herck said, “As a multi-service platform, Newtec Dialog guarantees optimal modulation and bandwidth allocation, whether it is being used for enterprise, consumer broadband, cellular backhaul or mobility – and all of this combined in one single network. We are pleased it is meeting SES Techcom Services’ needs and are grateful we are extending our partnership in this way.”;
Astra Connect broadband service is part of the SES broadband product portfolio. SES has also announced the launch of SES Broadband, a flexible and customised high-speed broadband service in five African countries.
