Improved Internet connectivity: Vodacom Business Nigeria enters satellite deal with Intelsat

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The Vodacom Business Nigeria and Intelsat S.A. have entered an agreement to expand enterprise broadband connectivity in Nigeria, reports ITRealms.

This, ITRealms gathered is in order to provide improved satellite services to its local enterprise customers.

The strategic agreement was signed at the Satellite 2018 event which took place in Washington D.C, United States of America recently. This agreement now makes Vodacom Business Nigeria the first telecommunications provider in Nigeria to lease capacity on the Intelsat 35e Satellite.

As satellite coverage increases globally, enterprises businesses are no longer limited to operating from just one location because of the high speed broadband requirements for their business operation. Through this agreement with Intelsat S.A, which is the operator of the World’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite solutions, Vodacom Business Nigeria will deploy the Intelsat EPIC^NG satellite services, which is a next generation of satellite technology; to its enterprise customers to enable them to operate from anywhere they want throughout Nigeria.

Brian Jakins, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President, Africa Sales, said that “Intelsat Epic^NG enables higher data rate applications and smaller terminals that give enterprises the avenue to expand into new regions and take advantage of business opportunities regardless of where they occur.

He further noted that with the improved performance delivered by Intelsat Epic^NG, Vodacom Business Nigeria’s customers will utilize the satellite services on Intelsat 35e to deliver fast, high quality and resilient broadband connectivity to the banking, oil and gas, and enterprise sectors across West Africa for an improved quality of service.

Speaking on behalf of Vodacom, Lanre Kolade, Managing Director for Vodacom Business Nigeria said: “With plans in top gear to deploy the Intelsat EPIC^NG satellite services, this will enable Vodacom Business Nigeria to deliver an efficient, quick, reliable, secure broadband solution with a low monthly recurring cost within the shortest time to our Enterprise customers.”

Kolade said that this agreement will further allow Vodacom to connect businesses located in places where there is no access to terrestrial and mobile networks, therefore bringing them closer to their employees, customers as well as other businesses, to help empower them to remain operational and profitable.

“As a leading provider of corporate connectivity and telecommunications solutions, Vodacom always strives to stay up-to-date with the technological needs and requirements of the changing environment hence the reason for this agreement,” said Kolade.

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Vodacom Business Nigeria names Lanre Kolade, new MD

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Acclaimed total telecommunications provider, Vodacom Business Nigeria, has appointed Mr. Lanre Kolade as its new Managing Director, effective, April 1, 2016, reports ITRealms.
 

With this development, Mr. Kolade will take over from Mr. Guy Clarke who is leaving after eight years at the helm of affairs. Guy will return to South Africa to take up the role of Managing Director, Vodacom Business Africa.

ITRealms reports that Lanre has been in the telecoms industry for over 19 years and lately served as the Managing Director of Vodacom Business responsible for business growth in West, East and parts of Southern Africa excluding South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia. 

Lanre, a graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa and the United Kingdom-based London Business School, is a seasoned and innovative business leader who is passionate about people and great customer service. 

ITRealms reports that Vodacom Business Nigeria provides innovative total communications solutions to enterprises in Nigeria, ranging from IPVPN, internet of things (IoT), cloud and hosting services, enterprise mobility applications that transform key value chains such as healthcare, agriculture and education. 

The Chairman of Vodacom Business Nigeria, Vuyani Jarana welcomed Lanre’s appointment, saying, “Lanre, has been a senior leader and key component of the succession management plan; he is a perfect choice to lead the company at a time when the Nigerian economy, like most African economies, is undergoing major difficulties”.  

Jarana also affirmed Vodacom Business Nigeria’s utmost confidence in Lanre’s ability to lead the company, his extensive experience and capacity to unlock further opportunities despite the difficult economic times.

Reacting, Lanre noted that Nigeria's economy is fast digitizing, and enterprises must invest in digital platforms that will enable them to capture the opportunities presented by a fast digitizing Nigerian consumer. He added that Vodacom Business Nigeria is well positioned to help enable enterprises in Nigeria to take advantage of opportunities brought by the digital economy. He is committed to delivering best customer service and innovation to Nigeria's business customers.

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Vodacom, Etisalat partner on enterprise solutions in Nigeria

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Vodacom Business Nigeria and Etisalat Nigeria on Tuesday consummated a partnership agreement to facilitate provision of mobile voice services to Vodacom customers and equip Etisalat to provide improved enterprise solutions to its customers, reports ITRealms.

According to the Chief Executive Officer, Vodacom Nigeria, Mr. Guy Clarke and his Etisalat Nigeria counterpart, Mr. Matthew Willsher, this strategic partnership brings together two forward-looking companies focused on delivering superior telecommunication services to businesses in the country.

The Executive Director Commercial, Vodacom Business Nigeria, Mr. Solomon Ogufere, told ITRealms that Vodacom is well positioned to offer a full package of customised enterprise class mobile voice and data services to businesses in Nigeria through its Enterprise Mobile Voice Solution (EMVS) which aims at improving productivity and response time for corporates; especially those businesses with large number of staff on the move. Large cooperates in Nigeria now have access to high performance and easy to manage mobile communication solutions for their business.

Equally, he said, the partnership affords Etisalat to provide point-to-point and point-to-multi-point fixed connectivity solutions to its customers, thereby offering them a one-stop shopping experience, thereby providing Vodacom and Etisalat customers with a single billing platform to negate the trouble of dealing with multiple communications service providers.

Further, CEO of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher pointed out that in the fast paced telecommunication market of today, the successful companies will be those who build the right strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation, growth, and offer customer more value for their money. 

“Etisalat is committed to offering quality services both in voice and data, and to continuously provide solutions that help enterprises and startups remain sustainable. This partnership brings together two outstanding industry leaders, with proven track records of innovation. Etisalat’s partnership with Vodacom will drive growth for both companies, unique value for our customers, and incredible innovation for the industry,” he said.

This, industry watchers say, goes further to demonstrate Vodacom Business Nigeria and Etisalat’s commitment to delivering total communications solutions to customers and providing industry-leading customer service to Nigerian businesses. 

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Pix: l-r Executive Director, Commercial, Vodacom, Mr. Solomon Ogufere, CEO, Vodacom, Mr. Guy Clarke, CEO, Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Matthew Willsher and Commercial Director, Mr. Angelno.