SWECOM unveils strategic partnership with global satellite provider, SPACECOM.

What SWECOM has, for the last three years obtained from its international partner, SPACECOM in terms of coverage and rapid service delivery to its clients was publicly presented at a ceremony in Douala.

The event Thursday brought together scores of internet and cable television operators.

Several presentations were delivered by senior engineers from both companies.

The presentations detailed the evolution of the satellite services SWECOM has been offering its clients since it went operational as a cable distributor in Cameroon.

The presentations also focused on SWECOM’s partnership with the Israeli-based satellite operator.

Going by Carlson Ayaba, a senior engineer at SWECOM, the partnership gave their company access to the highest solutions "Amos 17".

 This, he said, is geared towards ensuring that clients are able to connect directly to the satellite within a very short time.

He added that the distribution solution gives them the possibility to make clients even more visible. 

"With Amos 17, the client is not only visible to our satellite but also on the SWECOM app available on Playstore, internet service through the ‘KO and Ku band’.  The client can now access satellite without spending on materials, interconnectivity…" he said.

Since creation in 1992, SPACECOM, is known to be offering tailored end-to-end communication solutions to the Media and Broadband industries.

Operating the advanced AMOS satellite fleet, SPACECOM provides innovative broadcast and broadband satellite services.

With vast experience in designing, operating and marketing satellite services, SPACECOM’s in-house team of experts, together with its wide network of partners, including teleports, consultants, and content and hardware providers, allows the company to provide specific or turnkey solutions as well as tailored packages to its clients.

It's manager for Francophone Africa, Yves Chemouny, said given that, SWECOM had entrusted their company to provide them with the latest digital solutions, they have by virtue, obtained the exclusive rights to be the sole distributors in Africa using the Amos 17 with stronger teleports.

"…SWECOM laid their confidence in us since three years, so we’re here to announce to the general public that it's possible to have a strong partnership with an African company. Today, there are well advanced in terms of technology vis-a-vis some European countries, they now have the exclusive rights to distribute satellite images in Africa and help all pan African channels access the new Amos 17 which is specifically designed to suit the African needs" he noted.

Until now, SWECOM's image quality had suffered poor quality.

The company's Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Tambe Tabi Brilliant, said this was due to the fact that, they had just one beam to cover the whole of Africa.

But with the new technology- Amos 17, they will now have access to several beams thus making their coverage and signals stronger.

Having been in the business of Cable distributor since 1998, SWECOM is said to have expanded its service offerings in 2010.

That year, it became the pioneer in the provision of internet and television services on a fiber optic network in Cameroon.

SWECOM has several metropolitan optical networks based on FTTx or Fiber Direct-to- the -Office technology.

This is a range of distribution points interconnected by fiber optics.

Thanks to its infrastructures, SWECOM can network remote sites from a few meters to several tens of kilometers, at guaranteed speeds of up to 1 Gbps.

It's coverage in Cameroon, spans across seven regions with 400 television channels in French, Chinese, Arabic, English and Lebanese.

Its management says, the current partnership, testifies to their constant commitment to offer services based on the latest technologies.

Going from Cable distributor to Internet Service Provider, SWECOM has over the years enriched its service offerings with" Video on Demand", site interconnection and finally satellite television.

Testifying to the improved service, Fr Nicolas Nanji of Divine Mercy Radio and Television, DMRTV noted that, the rights his channel has obtained from SWECOM, has enhanced the Church's ability to spread the gospel to souls who are not able to attend church services.