Double Win 2008!

AUGUST 25, 2008, LAGOS-NIGERIA

Netcom Africa has proudly announced yet another success within the Telecom industry. During the annual Nigerian Telecoms Award ceremony, held at the Expo Centre Pavillion of the Eko Hotel on 16th August 2008, Netcom Africa was recognized for its excellence as BEST VSAT COMPANY and BEST BROADBAND COMPANY for the year 2008.

Netcom Africa has continually distinguished itself by the quality of its products and services. First launched in 2004, its VSAT & Broadband services have significantly contributed to improving the way the telecommunications sector conducts business by increasing the productivity of its clients thanks to quality and efficiency.

“We are very pleased that our VSAT & Broadband services have been recognized as best of breed solutions in the telecommunications industry,”

Mary Ephraim
Marketing and PR Manager

“Netcom is proud to be recognized for providing quality services to its clients, and in appreciation for these recognitions we pledge to continually strive to ensure the best is what we continue to offer”

Sean Hsu
MD Netcom Africa

Netcom Africa capitalized on the wide recognition its product has garnered in the market by expanding its services into the African market with innovative products, providing services to Western, Central and Southern Africa.

Netcom VSAT & Broadband Services provides Internet and Managed Private Networking connectivity solutions for data and voice. It is suitable for corporations with high bandwidth needs and remote locations.

Netcom products cater to the various industry sectors - Corporate, Government, Enterprise and Individuals - with a product diversity ranging from:

- C - Band VSAT
- Ku - Band VSAT
- Virtual Network Operator Platform
- Shared and Dedicated bandwidths including SCPC
- Airmax (tm) - Dedicated Internet Access (Turbo &   Extreme)
- DIA (Dedicated Internet Access) - via SAT 3
- Managed IP services/VPN

Netcom Africa is the first company to provide a viable Ku Band VSAT service in West Africa, providing carrier quality Broadband service. Netcom Africa is also the first company in Nigeria to receive IPv6 allocation, making Nigeria the 100th country in the world to be on the IPv6 network.. Netcom’s network is one of the most robust and sophisticated with redundant routers and facilities, not to mention multiple direct connections to global tier 1 network service providers. Economies of scale can be leveraged by every customer through Netcom’s vast base of space segment assets spanning multiple transponders across multiple satellites.

About Netcom Africa
Founded in 2004 to cater for Africa’s emerging markets, Netcom Africa Limited is a leading communications infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband solutions in West Africa.
Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and licensed by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Netcom is backed by a management team with extensive experience in satellite communications, IP Applications and ERP/CRM software, which are applied in the development of effective solutions for its clients.

The company’s mission is to bring quality service to the Nigerian ICT sector, championing the formal process of improvement and creative innovation, by that providing quality products & services. Its commitment to quality and efficient services has earned Netcom Africa its recent achievement as it acquired the
International Telecommunications Standard TL9000 certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI), an accredited QUEST Forum TL 9000 registrar as well as being ISO 9001:2000 certified, Netcom Africa currently serves thousands of clients in West Africa and employs over 100+ permanent staff of which more than 50% plays a primary role in supporting technology.