Q-KON offers open access wholesale service
Q-KON, an engineering group and provider of managed network services and turn-key solutions to the growing Africa telecommunications market, now offers internet service providers (ISPs) the benefit of open access wholesale services via its affiliation to Teraco Data Environments.
The company has extended its que-X satellite access service to this open environment and this allows ISPs to offer their clients the benefit of point-to-point signal connection direct via Q-KON satellite access points. The que-X satellite access service is a point-to-multipoint access service that provides a dedicated two-way communication circuit from an on-premise earth station at the customer site to the Teleport facility in Midrand, South Africa.
Interconnection from the remote site to the Teleport is via either Hellas-Sat 2 (Ku-Band) or AMOS-5 (C-Band) satellites. From the Teleport, the access circuit is connected to the customer's hosted equipment in the Tier 4 Data Center or back-hauled to the customer's premises via terrestrial links.
The que-X satellite network solution is a star-network that provides seamless end-to-end IP connectivity from any location in Africa directly to the Teleport. Customer head office networks can be integrated to the remote office through a secure MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) architecture.
The advantages
The advantage of this is that it eliminates the cost and time consumption associated with conventional signal routing via the US-base back to South Africa.
"ISPs from across the continent can deliver a quick, reliable and cost effective connectivity service to clients," explains Dawie de Wet, CEO at Q-KON, "We provide satellite solutions to enable them to extend the reach of their networks."
Advantages of this access include Africa-wide coverage, quick deployments, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , satellite connectivity, back-up and the evolution of the private network.
De Wet says satellite connectivity plays a critical role in the establishment and sustainability of networks, the rollout of managed ICT service provision and maturity of telecommunications within the domestic and Africa market.
His view is that this role will grow and satellite will emerge as a central component of all service delivery strategies going forward.
"Connectivity is essential today and the local market is developing at a rapid rate, with more ISPs entering the market and preparing themselves to support clients. Satellite certainly has relevance and must be considered amongst the cost-effective, easily integrated and managed connectivity alternatives," adds de Wet.
