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SES, Softwire partner on e-learning for rural communities

By Bankole Orimisan
28 October 2015   |   2:17 am
Global Satellite Operator, with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, SES, has announced its partnership with Softwire Digital Solutions to bring e-learning solutions to rural communities in Nigeria.
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Global Satellite Operator, with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, SES, has announced its partnership with Softwire Digital Solutions to bring e-learning solutions to rural communities in Nigeria.

The partnership, according to the firms, will enable Softwire to utilise SES satellite capacity to implement countrywide e-learning solutions in the country.

Softwire Digital is a provider of Information Technology (IT) and capacity building services in Nigeria and is currently implementing a number of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects for the Nigerian government.

In partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), Softwire is providing internet connectivity to schools and communities in North-east and North-west part of the country. It has so far connected 436 schools and will leverage on SES satellite connectivity to connect more schools and community in its coverage area.

The essence of the partnership is to bridge the digital and information gap that exists in the rural areas of Nigeria and to provide more e-learning facilities to the underserved and un-served areas.

Softwire will be utilising capacity on SES’s NSS-10 satellite for the deployment of ICT project, under the financing of USPF.

Senior Vice President, SES Commercial in Africa, Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou, said: “Many governments and public institutions on the continent have begun to develop broadband policies to address digital inequality, but are hindered by costs, infrastructure, access and population.”

He, however, explained that satellites, which SES deploy globally, have vast coverage and a reach that is undaunted by mountains, desert, jungle or savannah. He said digital communications and broadband internet remained increasingly important to Nigeria and the African 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,” Guimba-Saidou said.

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