A service agreement was signed by the Egyptian government through the National Company for Telecommunications Services (NCTS) with the high-speed satellite internet service provider Hughes Network Systems. NCTS will have access to many solutions including two Hughes Jupiter System gateways, a network management system, to provide connectivity in rural areas via the Tiba-1 satellite.
According to Abdelhamid Mostafa, NCTS board chairman, the deployment of the TIBA-1 satellite is a significant milestone in the country’s mission to provide reliable and affordable broadband connectivity to remote and rural areas. He explained, “We will optimize the performance of our TIBA-1 satellite with the superior ground system, both technically and commercially, for the job. The Hughes Jupiter System provides efficiency, reliability, flexibility, and high performance to ensure the best service delivery,"
Connecting rural populations via satellite is part of the government’s “Decent Life” project. About 1,300 villages will be connected to the country’s optical fiber network in the first stage and this operation will be led by Telecom Egypt under the leadership of the ICT Ministry. It will offer every Egyptian a chance to take part in the fourth industrial revolution, as the government’s ambition.
