The Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is home to 23 million people and is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa. The country is situated in West Africa and borders Ghana, Liberia, Mali and Burkina Faso. It is a land of forests, savannah and lagoons and this diverse geography attracts many tourists each year – a growing part of the economy. Though Cote d’Ivoire is renowned for its cocoa, palm oil and coffee production and has been largely reliant upon agriculture, discovery of oil reserves in 2012 meant that oil and gas overtook cocoa as the dominant industry. The country has been developing the sector ever since. With steady GDP, the Cote d’Ivoire boasts a well-developed economy.
The government is very keen to develop the telecommunications infrastructure across the country. At present, there are just over 5 million Internet users in Cote d’Ivoire and the government is focusing on offering converged fixed-line and mobile voice and data services. As it stands, the Internet and broadband sectors in the country require development. Though the country has access to two submarine cables, the price of bandwidth is high. 3G mobile services are quite widely available after a 3G licence was awarded in 2012 and the mobile sector is relatively strong. In addition, the government is building out a national backbone network that will enable a digital economy in coming years.
Though the Cote d’Ivoire is a country that is relatively well developed, there is still a great deal of the population that is without any Internet connectivity and areas where communications development is required. BusinessCom Networks offer a portfolio of satellite broadband Internet solutions for individuals, businesses, agencies or organisations that are tailored to specific requirements. This means that we are able to meet the needs of a huge range of customers in Cote d’Ivoire.
VSAT Solutions for Oil & Gas
BusinessCom Networks has extensive experience and knowledge of the oil and gas industry and its specific and unique connectivity requirements. Our VSAT systems can connect remote, offshore rigs with HQ and workers with families. These versatile networks can also enable constant monitoring of the many systems operating on board an oil rig. Companies can also access BusinessCom’s invaluable bandwidth management system which enables customers to get the very best out of their service.
Satellite-based services like the ones offered by BusinessCom can also connect parts of the Cote d’Ivoire that are, at present, without connectivity, and can introduce cost-effective and reliable Internet services to more remote communities to help with basic services such as health and education, and to provide a rich source of information whenever it is required.
Our experts are always at hand to discuss customer requirements and to deliver tailored services that meet varying connectivity needs across the country, with local installers and 24/7 dedicated support.
Key features
Key differentiators of BusinessCom VSAT services in Cote d’Ivore are:
- Broadband Internet access
- Toll quality VoIP and Videoconferencing with CIR
- Reliable SLA through FDMA and D-TDMA
- Star, Mesh and hybrid Star/Mesh topology networks
- Full support of accelerated VPN, CITRIX, ERM and other business applications
- Highly secure operation with optional AES embedded encryption
- Global C-Band coverage and sub-Sahara Ku-Band
- Landing at top tier redundant IP facilities in Western Europe and United States
- Sentinel-based QoS, bandwidth management and optimization platform
