Namibia - broadband

Namibia: Mweb Launches Vsat Broadband

MWEB Namibia this week formally launched its VSAT technology, bringing Namibia into the ranks of more technologically advanced nations.

VSAT, using satellite technology, enables users to access the Internet 24/7 from any part of the country at high speeds and for a flat rate.

In a presentation at the launch on Wednesday, MWEB Namibia General Manager Marc Gregan pointed out that MWEB Namibia's VSAT sidestepped the fibre-optic line to South Africa and transmitted and received data to and from the major Internet lines of the US and Germany.

Asked if the system was operational yet, Gregan stated that a number of lodges and businesses had successfully adopted the MWEB VSAT technology before the official launch, and packages for home users and home offices were available.

He also noted that the product had a particularly critical role to play in enabling sustainable Internet for businesses and organisations in light of the uncertain circumstances surrounding power supply in the SADC region.

"This system can be powered with commercially available solar power implemented in businesses and households, and is not reliant on power supply or servers in South Africa, nor the vulnerable and highly congested Namibian line to South Africa," Gregan said.