{"id":743,"date":"2016-01-22T05:40:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T05:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/consulting.stylemixthemes.com\/demo\/?p=743"},"modified":"2016-01-22T05:40:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T05:40:21","slug":"eutelsat-unveils-konnect-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrikanet.com\/fr\/eutelsat-unveils-konnect-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Eutelsat unveils \u2018KONNECT AFRICA\u2019 brand for satellite broadband venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<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>\u00a0Today\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<div id=\"attachment_3218\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/41-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/41-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/41-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"EUTELSAT, Cape Town, 14 November 2016.\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">EUTELSAT, Cape Town, 14 November 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-180x180.jpg 180w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/afrikanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20161114_160639.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"IMG_20161114_160639\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growth through innovation\/creativity. 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