Press Releases 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Linkserve Operates Two LinkStar HUBs and New SurfBeam System Released on 25 Aug 2009 ViaSat Incorporated is supplying LinkStar ACM and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs to Linkserve, one of the largest ISPs in West Africa and the pioneering ISP in Nigeria. Linkserve recently completed the installation and commissioning of a new LinkStar hub at the Intelsat facility in Fuchsstadt, Germany. This was made in a statement released by ViaSat Inc’s regional director for the Middle East and Africa, Mr. Harry Strabos over the weekend. He said, ‘We are excited to have a customer like Linkserve who is willing to embrace new technologies and bring them to the people of West Africa.’ He went on to add that ViaSat’s longstanding relationship with Linkserve to promote superior satellite technologies has helped to increase broadband and data penetration in the region. The new hub, the second LinkStar hub owned by Linkserve, will operate on the Intelsat IS905 satellite providing C-band coverage over Africa, augmenting Ku-band services already provided through its LinkStar hub in Lagos using Astra 2B. In addition to the two LinkStar hubs, Linkserve is deploying a Ku-band SurfBeam HUB, the first to serve the African market. Services to be offered across all three platforms include internet browsing, voice over IP (VoIP) and streaming MPEG-4 video. Mr. Chima Onyekwere, Linkserve Chairman said, ‘This is another step toward fulfilling our mission of being a major player in the West African VSAT market.’ The ViaSat satellite network hubs bring the region a new level of performance with its DVB-S2 ITU standard technology, including Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), and other ViaSat technologies as well as Virtual Network Operator provisioning (VNO), which enables larger service providers to manage and monitor multiple satellite networks through a single hub and the SurfBeam system advantages of highly-scalable architecture, high system capacity, very low cost terminals, and advanced third-party front and back-office system support. It also supports efficient multimedia streaming and IPTV applications. Linkserve, since its inception in 1996, has been at the forefront of providing quality connection. The company pioneered internet in Nigeria and has multiple satellite HUBs dedicated to serving the African market with broadband internet, data service and video streaming. The company’s data services are very popular among corporate organisations and its innovative approach to providing connection service is highly acclaimed in the industry being the winner of many awards. Linkserve has a longstanding partnership with various satellite equipment and service providers in order to provide superior satellite technologies in the African region towards increasing the quality of network connection as well as the broadband and data services penetration in the region. Recently a Data Center and Satellite Teleport for commercial purposes was established in Lagos State and is integrated into several homing IP feeds. Linkserve Limited and its subsidiaries provide internet for other information technology businesses, with multiple satellite hubs, serving primarily the African market, supplying broadband Internet, data service and video streaming. The company’s client base includes financial institutions, foreign missions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the oil sector, government establishments, manufacturing companies, and trading concerns. CULLED FROM VIASAT NEWS ONLINE Back