HISPASAT and QUANTIS to Provide Broadband via Satellite to North Africa

Madrid, Spain, March 2, 2016--Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT, and QUANTIS, together with their Moroccan subsidiary NORTIS, a leading operator in data, voice and satellite Internet services in Spain and Morocco, have signed a contract to provide satellite broadband services in North Africa. The agreement between the two companies establishes the use of space capacity of the Ka frequency band of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite until the end of its useful life, estimated at fifteen years, at a cost of approximately 125 million euros.

Coverage provided by this satellite over North Africa, especially Morocco, will be essential to boosting the business of broadband satellite for this country. The Hispasat 30W-6 will be launched into space in 2017, and until then its capacity will be complemented through the Ku frequency band of satellites Hispasat 30W-4 and Hispasat 30W-5, both located in the same orbital position. The coverage provided by HISPASAT satellites for Morocco from 30º West is optimal, and thanks to this capacity NORTIS will become the telecommunications services operator with the most advanced satellite services in the region. This fact is evidenced by the service provided that connects more than 4,000 Moroccan schools via satellite, all of which do not have quality terrestrial coverage due to their rural or remote locations. Projects like this one, developed by NORTIS through HISPASAT’s capacity, show the importance of satellite infrastructure in facilitating universal Internet access and reducing the digital divide. 

Ignacio Sanchis, business director at HISPASAT, states, “for us it is very important to continue to strengthen our collaboration with QUANTIS and support them in the expansion of their business. At HISPASAT, we have experience with these types of products and solutions, and our goal is to continue to provide satellite broadband services in North Africa.”  

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