Solomon Telekom Company Limited, trading under the name Our Telekom, has joined forces with SES Networks to launch its first 4G/LTE network and enhanced broadband across the Solomon Islands.
SES recently announced that Our Telekom, the leading operator in the Solomon Islands and Oceania region, is upgrading fibre-like high throughput capacity again on the O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet to roll out a suite of 4G/LTE services for consumers and businesses this year, in response to rapidly rising data consumption by subscribers.
Loyley Ngira, CEO at Our Telekom, commented on the decision: “This significant capacity upgrade with SES will be instrumental for our 4G/LTE network roll-out, to provide even faster, dramatically improved connectivity all across the Islands.”
The increased bandwidth aims to further improve connectivity speeds for Our Telekom’s customers, who already enjoy fibre-like services offered by the O3b MEO satellites. Since 2015, Our Telekom has relied on SES Networks for their primary off-island connectivity. The telco company has since upgraded its bandwidth six times by a total of 376% to meet rapidly increasing demand.
