The West African state’s CRAN (Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia) regulator has licensed OneWeb (and via Q-KON’s distribution partners Echo Namibia, Oblixx Communication Networks (OCN) and RocketNet Namibia) to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Business Broadband satellite connectivity services to Namibia.

The examination and compliance has taken a year to complete. The new licence was issued on February 19th.

The licence allows OneWeb’s distribution partners to use OneWeb’s Business Broadband satellite connectivity services to Namibian businesses in remote areas, or to those enterprises looking for a failsafe back-up to terrestrial communications infrastructure.

“The exceptional speed, security & low latency offered by OneWeb, combined with the high degree of interoperability with legacy systems, promise a radical upgrade in communications for remote business,” commented Dr Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON.

“CRAN has thereby taken a significant step towards positioning Namibia at the forefront of the African satellite revolution. Through a unique combination of innovation and insistence on proper compliance, Namibian end-users can now enjoy fully licenced access to Eutelsat-OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation services,” said the regulator.

“Now that we have achieved compliance thanks to CRAN’s far-sighted vision for the future of communications services in Namibia, our local service partners can start rolling out Eutelsat-OneWeb LEO services for Namibian business customers,” added De Wet.

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