Henceforth Internet Solutions Confirms Avanti Satellite for South Africa Services.
This morning Connectikpeople has captured a multiyear contract for over
56Mb of managed capacity on Avanti HYLAS 2 satellite with Internet Solutions
(IS). This means that, IS, is working with Avanti to expand its
network to
include HYLAS 2 capabilities.
For those who unfamiliar, IS is providing enterprise services designed with
the goal to deliver high speed and high availability connectivity supporting. With
this new step, henceforth this company enhances its overall capability which
includes a global Tier 1 network and presence in numerous countries in East and
West Africa.
About Internet Solutions
Internet Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimension Data. The
company is Southern Africa’s most established and experienced Internet Service
Provider. Since 1993 Internet Solutions has been providing innovative
end-to-end connectivity solutions and related services across the African
continent. Today IS is a provider of Internet Protocol-based Connectivity, Communications,
and Cloud and Carrier services in the African market and for African clients
into the global market. IS provides services to large public and private sector
organisations, medium sized organisations, and through its value channel
program to smaller organisations and consumers.
About Avanti
- Avanti sells satellite data communications services to telecoms companies that use them to supply residential, enterprise and institutional users.
- Avanti's first satellite called HYLAS 1, launched on November 26 2010 and was the first superfast broadband satellite launched in Europe.
- Avanti's second satellite, called HYLAS 2, launched on August 2 2012. It extends Avanti's coverage to Africa, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
- Avanti’s third satellite HYLAS 3, to be launched in partnership with ESA in 2015, will provide further capacity in the EMEA region.
- 83% of Avanti’s fleet capacity addresses the high growth telecommunications markets of Africa, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
