Netcom Africa Changes the way Nigerians use the Internet with MyNetcom High Speed Broadband
19/05/05— Netcom Africa Changes the way Nigerians use the Internet with MyNetcom High Speed Broadband
May 19, 2005, Lagos, Nigeria -- Netcom Africa Limited a leading communication infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband solutions in western Africa has introduced a portable, plug and play broadband wireless solution that will give consumers and small businesses the speed of broadband Internet access, at a very affordable cost while on the move.
Netcom demonstrated this solution branded as “MyNetcom” at this year's CTO exhibition at the Muson Center Onikan Lagos. Visitors marveled at this first to market true non line of sight (NLOS) technology targeted at individual PC users with tiered unlimited usage monthly subscription plans starting at N6000.
Mr. Brian Kim, the company's Sales and Marketing manager stated that, “MyNetcom is a mobile broadband solution based on the 3GPP UMTS TD-CDMA standard; and is the best choice for providing ubiquitous broadband services not only because of the unmatched performance and economics of the solution, but its standards-based nature, and the growing market lead of the technology in commercial deployments.”
“It affords consumers the freedom of portability and ease of 'plug and play', with no externally mounted antenna required, supports peak download speeds of up to 3Mbps and can connect to any Computer, Laptop or Mobile PC equipped with an Ethernet LAN network port.”
Other offerings from Netcom's product suite include NetcomVSAT; a robust, multi-tiered business solution powered by iDirect Technologies and ideal for organizations of all sizes from the small business operator to the multi-business process intensive multinational corporation.
In addition to industry leading technologies including D-TDMA, Turbo Product Code and TCP Acceleration, its unparalled AUPC (Automatic Uplink Power Control), Real Time Traffic Management (RTTM), Adaptive Channel Coding (ACC) and optional 3DES encryption features, positions Netcom's bi-directional VSAT KU Band and C Band solutions in a class of their own.
MyNetcom Display with EU
About Netcom
Netcom Africa Ltd. ( www.netcomng.com )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.
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