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This page hosts information about Satellite ISPs offering two way VSAT services with coverage of Africa.
African coverage includes: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire), Congo, Republic of, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Please note that some providers are listed with additional information which was either gathered from public sources on the Internet or was forwarded to us directly. If you feel that some of the listings are inaccurate, you are welcome to send updates to the webmaster.
| Internet Service Provider | Territories Covered | VSAT Platforms Used | Comments |
| LinkSat | Western Africa | LinkStar | Dedicated bandwidth offers on NewSkies NSS-7 satellite (338.5 degrees East).
LinkSat provides data transmissions service that are truly general purpose - services can be used for internet access, media streaming, video conferencing, corporate intranet and extranet, distance education, Voice over IP (VoIP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), video teleconferencing and other services data services. Sales contact: info@link-sat.net |
| Al-Sidra | Global | LinkStar iDirect SCPC, DVB |
Satellite Internet, VSAT and VoIP services in Africa. Local maintenance, delivery and operations support. Sales contact: sales@al-sidra.net
PanAmSat PAS-10, Eutelsat W6, Eutelsat W3A, NewSkies NSS-6, NSS-7 and more. |
| Bentley Walker | Sub-Sahara Africa | LinkStar iDirect |
Satellite Internet Services on Eutelsat W3A on both LinkStar and iDirect technologies. Sales contact: sales@bentleywalker.net
Strategically placed at 7 degrees East, over the Gulf of Guinea, Eutelsat's W3A satellite covers the whole of sub-Saharan Africa and provides direct connectivity to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Eutelsat W3A provides pan-European and pan-African coverage while guaranteeing connectivity between the two continents. |
| BusinessCom | Global | LinkStar iDirect SCPC, DVB and Frame Relay over Satellite |
Wide range of services on an extensive fleet covering the whole Africa. BusinessCom offers solutions to DTH, SOHO, SME (Enterprise), Internet Cafe, Internet and Global Service Providers and VoIP POPs, both Ku- and C-Band options available. Sales contact: sales@bcsatellite.net
Solutions include D-Star, PEP-iDirect, SCPC, DVB and Frame Relay for all types of users. Available on antennas from 1.2m and above, depending on location. BusinessCom PEP-iDirect enabled Satellite Internet systems can provide Voice over IP (VoIP) services with worldwide A-Z PSTN call termination. BusinessCom also offers VNO and Private Network business models both for D-Star and PEP-iDirect platforms. Related Link: BusinessCom Satellite Internet Offers |
| BNL-Africa | Global | iDirect | iDirect based service on PanAmSat PAS-10 with flexible delivery and installation services. More information will be posted soon, opening in March 2006. |
| GT&T | Global | LinkStar iDirect SCPC, DVB |
African service ranges on Eutelsat W6 (Ku-Band) and ATLANTIC BIRD 3 (C-Band) from 128 kbit/s to 34 mbit/s, shared and dedicated options available - from 1:1 to 5:1.
Services for Carrier, ISP's, Industry/corporate, Big end-user.
GT&T solutions include low-cost Internet for Africa, Professional high-speed Internet, VSAT - Mesh and Star, Portable satellite. |
| MMTelcom | Global | iDirect SCPC, DVB |
MMTelcom was established in 1991 with Corporate Headquarters located in Oceanside, New York, U.S.A, specializing in all areas of the telecommunications field, The Company provides international voice, data conferencing and web "Call Us" button services to end-users. MMTelcom occupies 3000 Square feet offices in a state-of-the-art facility that provides service and support on 24 hour, 7-day per week basis. Offers iDirect Infiniti and SCPC, SCPC/DVB based solutions on Intelsat IS-903 and IS-907. Agents in Cameroon, Mali and Ghana. Sales contact: info@mmtelcom.com |
| New Era Systems | Global | SCPC | Own International Teleport, located in Miami, Florida. New Era provides connection for C-Band Africa coverage on PAS1R, Intelsat 707 and 907. Sales contact: sales@newerasystems.net |
| NetDish | Global | LinkStar iDirect |
Offers VSAT services to Africa on RSCC Express AM-22. Examples: 512x256 shared 1:35, 2048x1024 shared 1:20. Other bitrates available. Sales contact: Chiara Montefusco
Netdish deals mainly with enterprises, public institutions, Content Providers, System Integrators and Network Application Service Providers, which offer applicable solutions to their own customers situated in various locations, both nationally and internationally. |
| Global Teleports | Global | ViperSat SCPC |
Teleport site in London, one 9.4m diameter Ku band dish with a Vipersat VSAT hub gateway available for Sales contact: roger@globalteleports.com Covering Africa |
| QKON | Global | LinkStar SCPC, DVB |
Wide range of services on Intelsat IS-903, IS-906, PanAmSat PAS-10 and PAS-1R. Offers satellite, Wireless & telecommunication infrastructure solutions as well as Bulk Shared, CIR and Dedicated satellite Internet and IP Telephony services for ISP, Telco, NGO, Commerce & Government, Maritime, Oil & Gas and Wireless & GSM networks in Africa. Sales contact: enquiries@qkon.com |
| GBS (Global Broadband Solution) | Global (primarily Congo) | iDirect | In conjunction with British Telecom, offers iDirect-enabled service (based on iDirect NetModem II Plus router) on PanAmSat PAS-10.
Sales contact: satellite@gb-solution.com |
| AfriTel | Global | Unknown | International telephony, backhaul and satellite service provider. Sales contact: sales@afritel.co.uk AfriTel offers cost effective carrier class telecommunications, including Centrex, Class 4&5 compatibility, competitive interconnect for international call costs and much more. |
| DiaComm | Global | LinkStar iDirect |
C-Band iDirect enabled service for Africa and Ku-Band service on ViaSat LinkStar platform in Europe mainly targeted for Internet Cafe. DiaComm has branch in Nigeria. Sales contact: info@diacomm.net |
| Technologie Satelitarne Poland (Thuraya.pl) | Global | LinkStar iDirect |
Satellite ISP based in Warsaw, Poland. Provides service over LinkStar hub and various solutions including Thuraya satellite phones, VSAT links, VPN, WAN, PVC. Operation through Eutelsat hub. Sales contact: marcin@thuraya.pl Technologie Satelitarne offers two-way ku-band broadband Internet access for private use, for companies, and institutions available in South and Central Africa. Additional services include Regional BGAN which offers users high-speed internet access with coverage in up to 99 countries within the satellite footprint. |
| Kempa Satellite Networks | Global | LinkStar | Satellite Internet access through Eutelsat fleet and ViaSat LinkStar platform. Sales contact: office@kempa-satellite.com |
| Lamit | Global (primarily Romania) | DirecWay Gilat LinkStar iDirect SCPC, DVB |
Wide range of VSAT solutions availble. African coverage via Eutelsat W3A. Sales contact: office@lamit.ro
Lamit Company implements modern technology, broadband satellite internet, virtual private networks (VPN) trough satellite, video surveillance service anywhere in the world, Voice over IP (VoIP) communication solutions, mobile satellite communication systems trough satellite, all with the QoS standard active. Lamit is the first company which implements this new generation of VSAT systems in Romania. |
| SatelliteRG2 | Global (primarily Italy) | LinkStar | African ViaSat LinkStar based systems via Eutelsat hub in Turin, Italy (SkyLogic) via Eutelsat W3A. Sales contact: informazioni@satelliterg2.it |
| SatLink | Global (primarily Italy) | LinkStar iDirect |
African ViaSat LinkStar and iDirect VSAT services over HellasSat satellite (39 degrees East). |
| ServiceSat | Global | DirecWay Gilat LinkStar iDirect |
African DW6000, SkyStar 360 and LinkStar systems, wide range of solutions. Sales contact: sales@servicesat.net |
| MENA Broadband Services | Global (primarily Bahrain) | LinkStar | Northern Africa coverage only. ViaSat LinkStar based service over it's own hub and PanAmSat PAS-10 satellite (68.5 degrees East) coverage, including WAN, videoconferencing, VoIP and fax, distance learning, centralized data, remote security, broadcast, content distribution. Available on 1.2m antennas. Sales contact: info@menabroadband.com |
| WAFA | Global | DirecWay LinkStar iDirect |
African Wide range of solutions, including DW6000 and DW7000 with typical 1.2m antenna diameter. Solutions include VoIP, primarily targeted for Internet Cafe. Sales contact: sales@wafa.ae |
| IPDish | Global | DirecWay | North-East Africa Coverage only. DirecWay systems over NewSkies NSS-6 (95 degrees East). NOC in Dubai, UAE. Sales contact: sales@ipdish.net
IPDish powerful satellite broadband service supports all Internet and IP-based applications, tools and utilities including World Wide Web browsing, Telnet, FTP, IRC/MSN/Yahoo Chat services, and much more. |
| StreamLink | Global (primarily Kuwait) | NDSatCom SkyArcs | North-East Africa Coverage only. DVB-RCS based NDSatCom platform over NewSkies NSS-6 (95 degrees East). Both one and two way services available. Solutions include DAMA connectivity and SkyWAN platform. Sales contact: sales@streamlinkcom.com |
| EgyptSat | Global (primarily Egypt) | DirecWay LinkStar iDirect SCPC |
VSAT, VoIP and VPN solutions over iDirect Netmodem II Plus architecture and RSCC Express AM-22 (Eutelsat SESAT 2) satellite. Sales contact: sales@egyptsat.com |
| iWayOnline | Global | Shiron | Wide range of services on the Shiron platform. Sales contact: info@iwayonline.com |
| InterSat Africa | Global (primarily Kenya) | Unknown (SCPC, DVB?) | One-way DVB and Two-way VSAT services for Kenya and Africa. Information about DVB digital satellite TV service and receive only reception in Kenya and surrounding area. VoIP services. Wireless broadband internet connection for Kenya and Africa communities to enable sharing of satellite internet terminals amongst many end users. Sales contact: admin@intersatafrica.com |
| VereSat | Global | Shiron iDirect SCPC |
Wide range of services over Intelsat IS-802, IS-902, Lockheed Martin Intersputnik LMI-1 and SES AMERICOM AMC-12 satellites. Services for Home, Small Business, Cybercafe, Enterprise, Government and NGO customers. Sales contact: info@veresat.com |
| Level421 | Global | LinkStar iDirect |
Wide range of Satellite Internet services for Governmental organisations, large and small businesses, UN, NGOs, banks and home users all may use satellite communications terminals like this to provide quality links both for internet access and for VoIP telephone service. LinkStar based service on Eutelsat W3A satellite. Additional services include WAN, VoIP, Internet Cafe Voucher systems and more. Sales contact: info@level421.com |
| LinkServe | Western Africa | Unknown | Linkserve-VSAT is Nigeria's latest high speed, 2-way, Broadband, Satellite Internet solution, owned by Linkserve and marketed exclusively in Nigeria and West Africa by Linkserve Limited, Nigeria's Premier Internet Solutions Provider. NewSkies NSS-7 satellite, up to 400 kbit/s speeds. Sales contact: info@linkserve.net |
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