New VSAT Services Provider Enters Tanzania

Pan-African service provider Gondwana International Networks (GIN), has announced that it will be expanding its VSAT services in Tanzania via its subsidiary Africa Online.

Smith Winston, General Manager, Terrestrial Services for GIN and Africa Online, says that the Group sees tremendous potential in the East African territories and views Tanzania being as a key growth sector.

“Africa Online is very excited about the VSAT expansion in Tanzanian in both the consumer and enterprise markets. VSAT offers easy to deploy connectivity solutions, which compete very favourably with other terrestrial offerings like DSL and fibre”, Smith explains.

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