Direct
On
PC
Ltd
Nigeria
signs
multi-year,
multi-million
dollar
contract
with
O3b
Networks
24
Marcg
2009
Direct
On
PC
Ltd
(DOPC),
a
leading
Internet
and
Intranet
Services
Provider
in
Nigeria
and
West
Africa
has
signed
a
multi-year,
multi-million
dollar
contract
for
services
with
O3b
Networks,
Ltd.
DOPC
has
selected
O3b’s
QuickSTART
and
QuickVAR
carrier
services
to
significantly
expand
the
capacity
and
geographic
coverage
of
the
DOPC
backbone
network.
DOPC
currently
deploys
satellite,
wireless,
and
WiMax
broadband
solutions
on
cutting
edge
technologies
for
enterprise
and
residential
customers
in
Nigeria
and
West
Africa.
O3b
Networks
Limited,
funded
principally
by
Google
Inc.,
Liberty
Global,
Inc.
and
HSBC
Principal
Investments,
is
building
the
world’s
first
ultra-low-latency,
fibre
speed,
satellite
network.
The
network
is
designed
to
improve
Internet
access
for
millions
of
consumers
and
businesses
in
emerging
and
developing
markets.
“After
due
diligence,
we
decided
to
sign
for
a
large
capacity
of
bandwidth
to
substitute
for
fibre
connectivity
across
Nigeria.
Especially
in
geographic
regions
where
microwave
and
fibre
connectivity
will
always
prove
a
challenge”,
said
Mahesh
Sadhwani,
Vice
Chairman,
DOPC.
“With
this
technology
we
will
have
a
‘fibre
in
the
sky’
solution
for
our
WiMax,
VOIP
and
Enterprise
class
Internet
and
Intranet
solutions.
This
solution
will
compete
with
fibre
class
connectivity
in
terms
of
latency,
uptime,
pricing
and
will
enable
us
to
quickly
deploy
fibre
like
services
anywhere
in
Nigeria
at a
very
rapid
pace
and
economical
cost.”
“We
are
thrilled
that
DOPC
awarded
O3b
this
significant
contract
after
a
lengthy
and
competitive
selection
process”
said
John
Finney,
EVP
Global
Sales
and
Marketing,
O3b
Networks,
Ltd.
“Carriers
and
service
providers
worldwide
are
realizing
the
significant
advantages
of
O3b’s
solutions.
O3b
provides
‘fiber
quality’
service
from
a
next
generation
satellite
platform
in
high
capacity
and
low
latency
terms
but
with
substantially
more
geographic
coverage
than
fiber.
Our
services
are
‘carrier
class’
due
to
O3b’s
system
wide
redundancy
and
right
price
to
help
operators
cope
with
the
pressures
of
higher
bandwidth
requirements
and
competitive
prices.
With
O3b’s
QuickSTART
service,
we
provide
a
risk
mitigated,
carrier
managed
service
that
allows
rapid
deployment
into
fast
developing
markets
around
the
globe.”
