{UAH} Yahsat now leading satellite Internet provider in Africa

Yahsat, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator that provides high-speed satellite broadband Internet service to communities in remote parts of Africa, the Middle East and South-west Asia, has become the leading Ka-band satellite broadband service across Africa in its first year of operations.

In addition, the company’s in-country service partners across the 12 markets launched to date have acquired more than 20,000 subscribers in 2013.

YahClick is currently available in Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, the UAE, Turkey, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan.

YahClick is beamed through Yahsat’s second satellite Y1B satellite, the first satellite in the region to offer internet connectivity through Ka-band multi-spot beams, providing a greater level of overall efficiency and cost-effective broadband solutions.

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, the satellite operator said during its first year of operations YahClick’s blended average monthly revenue per user ranged between $100-$125.

“We were able to become the number one Ka-band broadband satellite provider in Africa within a year of launching the YahClick service. This is testament to the quality of service and the benefits that YahClick brings to delivering much needed connectivity to fast developing regions throughout Africa, the Middle East and Central and South West Asia,” said Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, chief executive officer of Yahsat.

“Broadband Internet is a highly-competitive market industry, across the countries where YahClick is operational, there is a distinct lack of reliable high-speed internet infrastructure, particularly in rural or remote areas,” explained Mahmood.

“YahClick provides coverage over vast geographic regions, irrespective of population density in these locations. It’s largely due to these factors that YahClick has been so positively welcomed across our service areas,” added Shawkat Ahmed, chief commercial officer of Yahsat.

“YahClick is all about providing an affordable means for residents of small towns and rural areas to engage in the educational and economic opportunities made available to those living in large urban areas where communications networks are more developed,” Ahmed said.

In September 2012, Yahsat launched YahClick, offering broadband coverage in over 28 countries with a total combined population of more than one billion people. YahClick is designed to provide satellite broadband Internet to a wide range of industries, including non-government organisations, governments, educational organisations, media and broadcast, as well as home users.

Similarly, YahClick was used for the NGA project in Pakistan to offer education through vans fitted with YahClick, allowing for a mobile education initiative roll-out across the country. YahClick is beamed through Yahsat’s second satellite, the Y1B, the first satellite in the region to offer Internet connectivity through Ka-band multi-spot beams, providing a greater level of overall efficiency and cost-effective broadband solutions.

— haseeb@khaleejtimes.com

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