ND
SatCom,
received
a
2-year
frame
contract
from
Q-KON,
a
leading
service
provider
based
in
South
Africa, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic
of
Congo.
The
contract
was
achieved
in
close
cooperation
with
ND
SatCom’s
sister
company
SES
ASTRA
Africa.
Q-KON,
which
operates
ten
VSAT
networks
over
nine
satellites
from
seven
teleports,
will
procure
new
generation
units
for
up
to
1000
sites
all
over
Africa,
which
will
be
used
mainly
for
organizations
in
mining,
oil
&
gas,
banking,
and
transportation.
“It
is
our
goal
to
establish
a
single
pan-African
network,
which
integrates
teleports
in
Africa
and Europe. We are able to set up a multi-dimensional, multi-star
IP
satellite
access
platform
to
provide
seamless
IP
connectivity
for
corporate
customers.
The
mesh
capability
ideally
supports
single
satellite
hop
connections”,
says
Dawie
de
Wet,
CEO
of
Q-KON.
“ND
SatCom
and
Q-KON
have
been
working
together
for
almost
a
decade
now.
We
both
have
a
deep
understanding
of
what
the
African
market
is
looking
for.
With
Q-KON,
we
found
a
strong
local
partner,
who
has
an
excellent
reputation
in
Africa
and
offers
us
market
access
to a
fast
growing
client
base”,
says
Norbert
Hölzle,
CEO
of
ND
SatCom
and
leader
of
the
Europe
&
Africa
business
unit.
