Netcom partners with Rotary club to Donate Internet service to public schools
13/11/06 — Netcom partners with Rotary club to Donate Internet service to public schools
November 13, 2006, LAGOS-NIGERIA-- Netcom Africa, IP communication provider of wireless broadband and VSAT products recently donated VSAT Internet equipment with one full year Internet access to the Victoria Island primary school. The company partnered with Rotary club, District 9110, Victoria Island on a project that promotes the education of primary school teachers on computers and Internet education.
Speaking on the educational project, Mrs. Ololade Shonubi, Netcom's marketing manager said that ‘Netcom Africa is committed to supporting Internet awareness and education in the communities we serve and will strive to continue to add value to lives. Teachers are the core of education in every society and investing in enhancing their knowledge means that they will in turn be able to better prepare our children for life in this Information Age." She also explained that the company will continue to work with esteemed organizations like Rotary Club, Victoria Island to help equip Nigerian teachers and students with the Internet knowledge required to conform to any society in the world."
Speaking further on the project, Mr. Tope Fashedemi, HOD Corporate development and strategy for Netcom said that the main focus of Netcom's corporate social responsibility plan is to provide consistent support and enhance Internet awareness and knowledge in Nigeria. Mr. Fashedemi, who is a fervent believer in the possibility of harnessing opportunities presented by ICT and Telecoms industry to help empower the often neglected and under-privileged Nigerian youth, said that this donation to Victoria Island Primary school is strategic and will help in 'catching them young' by laying a solid foundation in ICT skills.
Mr. Chinadu Ebo, President of Rotary Club Victoria Island also commented that the association was grateful to Netcom for partnering with them on this important project "The donation of computers by Rotary Club Victoria Island and Internet service by Netcom will make it possible for the teachers to better educate students about the vast resources of the Internet and to use existing computer equipment more effectively in the classroom, ‘he said.
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Netcom Africa offers various VSAT product offerings on both C-band and Ku-band platform, some of which include the ‘Netcom VSAT Single Channel per Carrier (SCPC) product which allows clients have sole access, the ability to define their uplink and downlink bandwidth and dedicated bandwidth without any uncertainty and is best suited for corporations, medium size enterprises, oil companies, banks and hotels and the Netcom Virtual Network Operator (NVNO) product targeted at Internet Service Providers (ISP) and corporates who require bulk bandwidth that can be distributed to various locations . The service enables an existing ISP or business to easily become a VSAT enabled operator with the provision of a fully managed platform that is highly beneficial for operators.
Lolade Shonubi
Marketing Manager
Tel: +234-1-271-8888
Fax: +234-1-461-1235
o.shonubi@netcomng.com