In June 2012, Vox will launch a satellite service that is reportedly set to change the way South Africans access the internet. YahClick is a project of Abu Dhabi-based Yahsat, which launched its Y1A communications satellite over the Middle East in April 2011 and plans to launch its second, Y1B, over Africa in January 2012. […]
In June 2012, Vox will launch a satellite service that is reportedly set to change the way South Africans access the internet. YahClick is a project of Abu Dhabi-based Yahsat, which launched its Y1A communications satellite over the Middle East in April 2011 and plans to launch its second, Y1B, over Africa in January 2012. Yahsat has selected Vox Telecom as a service partner to roll out this unique broadband offering to the South African market.
Based on Ka-Band satellite technology, YahClick will offer download speeds of up to 5Mbps and upload speeds of up to 3Mbps. While traditional satellite technology utilises broad single beams covering entire continents and regions, YahClicks Ka-Band spot beams provide coverage over highly targeted areas (a smaller footprint on the ground), which means more reliability, greater efficiencies on the ground, smaller antennas and lower costs for the end user, as well as the elimination of issues with spectrum availability.
The YahClick Ka-Band consumer and business broadband service compliments Voxs vision of providing the widest possible range of telco products and services to consumers and businesses.
