Former GS Telecom CTO and Industry Veteran Brings Strong Track Record to Leading Organization in Rapidly Emerging Markets
August 01, 2005, Lagos, Nigeria -- Netcom Africa Limited, a leading communication infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband solutions in Western Africa, announced today that Keith Massey has joined the company as Head of Operations.
Keith brings over 20 years of technical operational management experience to Netcom. He was previously at GS Telecom for 7 years where he held positions as CTO and Technical Director for Nigeria and Ghana respectively. Mr. Massey played a key role in developing all phases of private network satellite communications networks, including design engineering, project management, as well as the support and servicing of multiplexed compressed voice and data networks.
Massey joins Netcom during a period of rapid growth in which the company has executed acquisition targets for corporate VSAT customers and the company's first to market High Speed Broadband solutions, branded as MyNetcom.
“Keith brings the kind of operational and management experience Netcom needs to capitalized on the current market opportunities in Nigeria and beyond,” said Sean Hsu, Managing Director at Netcom Africa. “He is the right man to help us maintain our current momentum and increase our market penetration.
“This is an exciting time to join Netcom Africa, “said Keith Massey. “In a very short time, Netcom has made their mark in the Nigerian market. The technology that Netcom is introducing to the Nigerian market is cutting edge and very exciting. I will focus on delivering value to all of our subscribers to ensure that they are all satisfied customers. Extending and rounding out our operational and customer support teams are top priorities.”
About Netcom Africa
Netcom Africa Ltd. is a leading IP infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless
broadband solutions in Africa. Netcom's product suite is best in class using the latest generation technologies in satellite communications and supported 24/7 by some of the most experienced customer support and technical engineers in the industry.
NetcomVSAT is a robust, multi-tiered business solution and is ideal for organizations of all sizes from the small business operator to the multi-business process intensive multinational corporation. MyNetcom is the first to market and affordable true non-line-of-sight mobile broadband solution for the single PC user. It is compliant with the 3GPP UMTS TD-CDMA international standard, the leading global High Speed broadband.
Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Netcom is licensed by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission and is backed by shareholders and a seasoned management team who have extensive knowledge and experience in satellite communications, ERP/CRM enterprise applications, international banking, international airline and manufacturing industries.
Brian J. Kim
Head of Sales and Marketing
Tel: +234-1-271-8888
Fax: +234-1-461-1235
b.kim@netcomng.com |