Integrated satellite communications group Intelsat has partnered with Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) to bring mobile connectivity to unserved rural communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Through a strategic investment in AMN, Intelsat aims to accelerate the adoption of connectivity and close the digital divide in Africa’s rural areas.
“Given the economic and geographic complexities of expanding mobile connectivity to the ultrarural areas of Africa, many mobile network operators face barriers when trying to deploy their networks in these areas,” explains AMN CEO Michael Darcy.
AMN funds, builds and operates ultra-rural mobile network base stations in regions of sub-Saharan Africa that have no existing service, providing mobile network operators with a capital-expenditure-free route to add new subscribers and new revenues.