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SES Partners with Softwire to Bring E-Learning Solutions to Rural Communities in Nigeria
SES (News - Alert) S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite
operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, today
announced a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions who will
be utilising SES capacity to implement countrywide e-learning solutions
in Nigeria.
Softwire Digital Solutions, a provider of IT and capacity building
services in Nigeria, has been chosen by the Nigerian Government as one
of several to implement a number of Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) projects, with the aim to bridge the digital and
information gap that exists in the rural areas of Nigeria and provide
more e-learning facilities to the underserved areas. Softwire will be
utilising capacity on SES's NSS-10 satellite for the deployment of this
ICT project, under the financing of the Universal Service Provision Fund
(USPF).
"We are proud to be associated with SES, as they have the expertise and
the technical know-how to help us achieve our goals in Nigeria,"
commented Dalo Edetanlen, CEO Softwire Digital Solutions Limited. "Our
partnership ensures that we will deliver quality service to our clients,
particularly the USPF. We hope to leverage this relationship to expand
our business and become one of the leading ISPs in the country,"
Edetanlen concluded.
"Many governments and public institutions on the continent have already
begun to develop broadband policies to address this digital inequality,
but again are hindered by costs, infrastructure and inaccessible,
non-urban populations. Satellites have vast coverage and a reach that's
undaunted by mountain, desert, jungle or savannah. Digital
communications and broadband Internet are increasingly important to
Nigeria and the continent's social and economic development. Our
satellite broadband technology is able to deliver a wide range of
services across Nigeria's non-urban population, to help drive growth and
knowledge transfer," added Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou, Senior Vice
President, SES Commercial in Africa.
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About SES
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite
operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. The
company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters,
content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network
operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide.
SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service
and excellence in the satellite industry. The culturally diverse
regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with
customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service
requirements.
SES holds a participation in O3b Networks, a next generation satellite
network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of fibre.
Further information available at: www.ses.com.
About Softwire Digital Solution
Softwire Digital Solution is a foremost provider of Information
Technology and Capacity Building Services to organizations. We design,
customize and support various solutions; our approach is geared at
developing a reliable and scalable Information framework that provides
standard services required for your day to day operations.
Our skill transfer and capacity building programmes are designed and
tailored to suite the need for all tier of workforce. A framework that
serves as a guideline for every technological investment you make, from
basic acquisitions as workstation hardware \ software options; network
services messaging suites, to 3rd party services as Internet Access and
Application development \ integration.
Our aim is to make our clients more competitive by providing them with a
complete solution that reduces their costs, increases service levels,
and allows then to focus human and capital resources on their core
businesses. We provide tailor made solutions based on close development
process with clients. www.softwireng.com
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