{"id":3227,"date":"2017-06-30T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2017-06-30T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:30:04","slug":"eutelsat-unveils-konnect-africa-brand-for-satellite-broadband-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrikanet.com\/fr\/eutelsat-unveils-konnect-africa-brand-for-satellite-broadband-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Eutelsat unveils \u2018KONNECT AFRICA\u2019 brand for satellite broadband venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-konnect-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-news node--view-mode-full clearfix\" data-history-node-id=\"58\">\n<header class=\"node-title\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"node__content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><em><strong>A new identity for Eutelsat\u2019s satellite broadband venture in advance of commercial launch of services in 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cape Town, Paris, 15 November 2016 \u2013<\/strong> Today\u2019s launch at the Africacom event of the \u2018Konnect Africa\u2019 brand by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) marks a change in scope of the \u2018Broadband for Africa\u2019 venture set up to galvanise the market for satellite broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A renewed effort to bridge the digital divide<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-news-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3218\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/41.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3218\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3218\" src=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/41-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"EUTELSAT, Cape Town, 14 November 2016.\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EUTELSAT, Cape Town, 14 November 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Konnect Africa\u2019 brand and new slogan, \u2018Taking Broadband Further\u2019, have been devised to reflect Eutelsat\u2019s ambition to accelerate satellite broadband connectivity across the African continent. With a 20 strong team located in key African markets and in Europe, Konnect Africa aims to become one of the leading suppliers of new-generation services, working in close partnership with African partners to promote high-quality broadband at affordable prices for homes and businesses, and contributing to reducing the digital divide on the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial launch on track for 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3219\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3219 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20161114_160639\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new brand is a new milestone in advance of the launch of commercial services that will start to roll-out in 2017, ramping up to cover more than 20 Sub-Saharan countries by 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Konnect Africa\u2019s portfolio of services will be adjusted to the profiles and needs of its partners, to match their position in the value chain: data, mobile or VSAT operators, ISPs and pay-TV platforms that can bundle TV with Internet services. Konnect Africa will offer a complete range of services, from bandwidth supply to end-to-end solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<a href=\"http:\/\/konnect-africa.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/communiques-de-presse\/konnect-africa-la-nouvelle-marque-eutelsat-pour-etendre-le-haut\" data-slimstat=\"5\">http:\/\/konnect-africa.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/communiques-de-presse\/konnect-africa-la-nouvelle-marque-eutelsat-pour-etendre-le-haut<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new identity for Eutelsat\u2019s satellite broadband venture in advance of commercial launch of services in 2017 Cape Town, Paris, 15 November 2016 \u2013 Today\u2019s launch at the Africacom event of the \u2018Konnect Africa\u2019 brand by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) marks a change in scope of the \u2018Broadband for Africa\u2019 venture set up to galvanise the market for satellite broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa. A renewed effort to bridge the digital divide &nbsp; The \u2018Konnect Africa\u2019 brand and new slogan, \u2018Taking Broadband Further\u2019, have been devised to reflect Eutelsat\u2019s ambition to accelerate satellite broadband connectivity across the African continent. With a 20 strong team located in key African markets and in Europe, Konnect Africa aims to become one of the leading suppliers of new-generation services, working in close [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[369,373,381],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eutelsat unveils \u2018KONNECT AFRICA\u2019 brand for satellite broadband venture - Afrikanet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/afrikanet.com\/fr\/eutelsat-unveils-konnect-africa-brand-for-satellite-broadband-venture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eutelsat unveils \u2018KONNECT AFRICA\u2019 brand for satellite broadband venture - Afrikanet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new identity for Eutelsat\u2019s satellite broadband venture in advance of commercial launch of services in 2017 Cape Town, Paris, 15 November 2016 \u2013 Today\u2019s launch at the Africacom event of the \u2018Konnect Africa\u2019 brand by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) marks a change in scope of the \u2018Broadband for Africa\u2019 venture set up to galvanise the market for satellite broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa. 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