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Contended Internet service launching in Maghreb countries

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As a result of recent developments in North Africa’s Maghreb countries, particularly in Libya, there is a need for local satellite services to provide broadband and VoIP connectivity for government, commerce and individuals in both the urban areas where the infrastructure has been damaged, and also in rural areas which have not been properly served in the past...

As a result of recent developments in North Africa’s Maghreb countries, particularly in Libya, there is a need for local satellite services to provide broadband and VoIP connectivity for government, commerce and individuals in both the urban areas where the infrastructure has been damaged, and also in rural areas which have not been properly served in the past.

CET Teleport GmbH, which currently provides SCPC links and other satellite services to international companies in the oil and gas industry in Maghreb countries, is launching a contended Internet service for the region.

The service is being provided using the European beam of T11N and CET's iDirect Evolution hub at its teleport in Hameln. In most places this will enable the use of 1.2m antennas.

The first links on the new service are already operating in Benghazi and Misrata following meetings held recently in Benghazi between CET`s Chairman, senior representatives of the National Transitional Council and local service providers.

Other countries where the service can be provided are Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. The Rate Card for the service covers a wide range of bandwidths and contention ratios to cater for most organisations’ and individuals’ needs. These can be found on the CET website.

Commenting on the new service, Ken Armstrong, the CEO of CET said “This new service will complement our West African contended service offering which is proving extremely popular in sub-Saharan Africa. We hope that it will help in getting the region back on its feet both economically and socially after the recent upheavals.”



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