NigComSat partners with iDirect for VSAT upgrade

Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat) signed a contract with satellite communications company iDirect to improve the African satellite network operator's VSAT systems.

According to Satellite Toda, iDirect announced on July 9 that it would deploy both its new Series 15100 Universal Satellite hub and an Evolution-based service in Nigeria for NigComSat.

NigComSat’s current VSAT solutions handles the needs of both military and government customers. iDirect's Evolution platform will open new and profitable markets in enterprise and education in addition to improving the efficiency and bandwidth of existing VSAT customers.

In addition, Evolution provides NigComSat with a scalable platform that can easily switch between TDMA and SCPC return channels. NigComSat will have the ability to adjust its service levels depending on the current dynamic applications and changing traffic patterns. This ability will allow NigComSat to better tailor its services to customers, which saves money and increases the effectiveness of their satellite broadband service.

According to CEO T. Ahmed-Rufai, NigComSat believed that high-speed Internet would transform the Nigerian economy. NigComSat partnered with iDirect to implement an affordable satellite communications network that can easily accomodate the increasing broadband penetration in West Africa. Thanks to iDirect's Evolution platform, NigComSat will be able to provide a satellite broadband service capable to matching the often-contrasting requirements of numerous -and different- customers.