Netcom wins Best VSAT Company of the Year award

17/08/06 — Netcom wins Best VSAT Company of the Year award

August 17, 2006, LAGOS-NIGERIA -- Netcom Africa has emerged a winner of the Best VSAT Company of the Year award at the Nigeria Telecom Awards ceremony organized by Nigeria Telecom Magazine held in Lagos recently. Selections were based on public votes with the votes been perused by a panel of judges to ensure the companies are in line with acceptable standards in the industry.

The company got nominations for awards in both Best ISP of the year and Best VSAT Company of the year categories, but won the award for Best VSAT Company of the year. Other organizations nominated in the same category were Suburban Telecom and GS Telecom.

Speaking on winning the Best VSAT Company of the year award, MD/CEO of Netcom Mr. Sean Hsu said, ‘our goal and mission from inception of our company in Nigeria, has been to set the standard for provision of premium Internet service to both home users and businesses. We are pleased to be awarded such a prestigious award at this very important stage of our company's progress and development,' “Continuous achievement of excellence in delivery of world class products to the corporate market is our sole way of expressing profound gratitude to our valued customers. He further stated that ‘this award strengthens out commitment to provide customers with customer friendly products, quality service and excellent technical and customer support premium.

Netcom Africa has raised the bar in the Internet market and will strive to continue to set standards in the industry by making it easier for individuals and companies to enjoy world class Internet experience”.

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 broadband mobile standard.

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 Business Development
Tel: +234-1-271-8888
Fax: +234-1-461-1235
b.kim@netcomng.com