Burkina Faso Government Broadens Digital Access with SES Networks

Written on 08 May 2018

Under new multi-year agreement, Burkina Faso government expands use of fibre-like connectivity and managed services to connect government offices and schools

Luxembourg, 8 May 2018 - A new multi-year agreement between Burkina Faso and SES Networks will enable the local administration of the African country to continue using high-speed connectivity to roll out e-government, e-education and e-health services. The fibre-like connectivity enjoyed by the land-locked country is delivered via the high throughput, low latency O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet, SES announced today.

Signature of the new multi-year agreement between Burkina Faso and SES Networks. Left to right: Nicole Robinson, SVP Global Government at SES Networks; Steve Collar, CEO of SES; H.E. Hadizatou Rosine Coulibaly, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Development of Burkina Faso

The agreement follows on a Luxembourg and Burkina Faso development cooperation project launched in 2017, which was aimed to improve the IT and communication infrastructure of the country. In the last 12 months, Gaoua, Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo and Dori have had O3b terminals installed, to give the provinces immediate access to fiber-like connectivity. The O3b system allows for seamless integration of satellite with terrestrial networks, enabling integration and interconnection of wireless distribution and access points with the legacy network of the burkinab administration (RESINA), as well as with the optical fibre backbone. The contracted speed is 600 Mbit/s, which can be further increased to meet future country's needs.

Reliable high-speed connectivity is key to driving digitisation and boosting countries economies and opening opportunities for their people. We are delighted that the Burkina Faso government has started to reap the benefits of our high-performance service and is keen to leverage the network to enhance the life of its citizens, said Steve Collar, CEO of SES.

About SES SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than 50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 16 in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in two key business units: SES Video and SES Networks. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions. SES's portfolio includes ASTRA, O3b and MX1, a leading media service provider that offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services. SES is listed on the Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ticker: SESG). Further information available at: www.ses.com

LINK:	https://www.ses.com/press-release/burkina-faso-government-broadens-dig...
	See more stories from ses

Most recent headlines