Category Archives: Congo Republic Democratic

Afrikanet’s contribution to health sector with SANRU

Friday, June 26th, 2015CENTRAL AFRICA, Congo Republic Democratic, ProjectsCongo Republic Democratic, projectsTFK hermann

Afrikanet Broadband Service agreed to deliver high speed internet connection by satellite to SANRU central office.

About SANRU:

SANRU is a local non-governmental organisation and Christian faith based Organization. It is headquartered in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Health problems have been a long standing issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The main health problems include HIV/Aids, Malaria, outbreaks of polio, cholera, typhoid, yellow fever, the Ebola virus, and hemorrhagic fever. HIV/Aids are the most serious health problem in the DR Congo due to the incurable nature of this disease. Furthermore, Tuberculosis has been an ever more serious health concern in the DR Congo.

SANRU was born in 1981 as the result of consecutive projects through the Medical Department of Council of Protestant Churches of Congo. SANRU is a civil NGO operating in the health care field, and especially in rural areas. SANRU owns projects but has no funds. When SANRU sets up a project or multiple projects, it makes regular disbarments from financing institutions.

Since 2000, SANRU has developed a strong partnership with IMA World Heath (Inter-church Medical Aid) of USA Missions.

SANRU’s main mission is Health for all and by all and this includes:

– The support of health activities for better health care of the population through MOH and mainly the establishment of Health Zones.

– The collaboration with national and international partners to provide technical, financial and logistical assistance to health care providers at national and provincial level.

– The promotion of health issues and general healthcare information.

AFRIKANET solution:

Afrikanet has made its primary objective to fight against the digital divide between northern and southern countries. Afrikanet strongly believes in its objectives as to help promising countries across Africa to access to various forms of technology while supporting their socio-economic development worldwide. To enable Africa to have a place in the digital world and support all African companies in their expansion by optimizing all means of communication including internet access, undeniable development tools.

SANRU adheres to the idea of health for all and believes in the necessity of the fairness in the care and to the well-being of all individuals. Woman and the child health care are priority interventions for SANRU, these two categories being the most vulnerable within the population. SANRU fights against all discrimination based on the race, ethnic group, the tribe, the religion or political convictions.

Afrikanet Broadband Service agreed to deliver high speed internet connection by satellite to SANRU central office. Within the ‘AXXESS’ project, Afrikanet was main internet provider. Afrikanet has provided SANRU main office with a VSAT on Ku-Band.

For more information about VSAT do not hesitate to contact us.

US Embassy: AFRIKANET a reliable partner for governmental organization.

Thursday, June 25th, 2015CENTRAL AFRICA, Congo Republic DemocraticCongo Republic Democratic, projectsTFK hermann

AFRIKANET and The US Embassy are close partners since 2014 providing an Internet connection for this governmental organization to work efficiently.

About the US Embassy:

The US Embassy in Republic Democratic of Congo is composed of several offices around the country and several departments working closely together. The aim of The US Embassy is to improve economical, political and cultural relations between the Republic Democratic of Congo and the United States of America.

The US Embassy as a section called information Resources Centers where more than 70 people per day come daily to do their research. Readers, researches, professors, doctors are counting on a good internet connection to properly carry out their research. The IRC is equipped with a library, inclusive electronic books are available, more than 20 computers and kindles are connected.

AFRIKANET solution:

The US Embassy needed a proper Internet connection to ensure a qualitative service to the company looking for information or researchers to achieve their work and to do so AFRIKANET was contacted. AFRIKANET equipped The US Embassy with a VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) mounted on a 30 meters antenna. For this project, it was initially planned to install an antenna and a mast at the Embassy. The antenna was expected to transmit the signal to the other sites. However, the mast was not able to see the three principal objectives (UPC, IMT and CALI) in direct visibility.

Therefore, it was necessary to use a second mast situated on another building – Panorama, which is a 6-floor building with a 20 meter mast on it. This station was used as a relay station. From there all the antennas serve the different sites of the Embassy (point to point system). Briefly, there is a 30 meter antenna mast at the embassy which transmits the signal to Panorama (P2P system), and this one includes five antennas (so if a link is dead, there are other roads) that are going to transmit the signal to all the other sites.

This solution gave the opportunity to The US Embassy to ensure a reliable and fast service to the local population

Our commitment to provide qualitative solution to governmental organization gave the possibility to The US Embassy to ensure a fast and reliable service to local populations and to preserve the image convey by the USA around the world. A dedicated fast and reliable Internet connection is necessary for the Public Diplomacy of The US Embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo to provide the local population with updated information on the political, economic, cultural, education and social life of the USA and the world. AFRIKANET provides the required bandwidth for pleasant surf on the web, a smooth video streaming and high-standard video conferences.

Before, the local providers were unable to provide a reliable and fast enough connection to work in real time, to download videos. AFRIKANET’s task was then to provide a technology and equipment capable of supporting such a bandwidth need.

Another challenge for AFRIKANET was in financing the project because, when you work with a public institution such as an embassy, they do not pay upfront. AFRIKANET must finance the project, which includes the equipment, the personnel and also the local contractors.

“This time, I can say that the speed and the reliability is spotless, we can do everything without any interruption or problem” has confessed M. Mbwesangolo, manager in a local company. “It is better than before, we are happy to work and to do our researches in such good conditions” has also declared M. Kubanga, civil engineer.

Our basic VSAT equipment is composed of different dish sizes from 1.2m to 1.8m, an iDirect X3 modem, 3 or 5 watt BUC, LNB, and other cables and connectors. Additional products might be added if needed such as Wlan products: WiFi and Wimax devices.

For more info about VSAT bandwidth and equipment do not hesitate to contact us.

AZTELCO new customer for AFRIKANET

Thursday, June 25th, 2015CENTRAL AFRICA, Congo Republic Democratic, ProjectsCongo Republic Democratic, projectsTFK hermann

AFRIKANET with its team of engineers and experts in satellite transmission contributes to the success of AZTELCO projects by providing unlimited WAKA Mini VSAT solution for their local need.

About Aztelco:

AZTELCO is an engineering office based in Paris, FRANCE and specialized in the field of telecommunications, new information and communications technology, present for 40 years in Africa.

AZTELCO completed several large projects. One of them was in Congo, in 2013, this project won the national coverage of telecommunication project in the Congo localities with the optical fiber.

AFRIKANET solution:

AZTELCO, as an engineering office, needed a reliable provider at the forefront of technology that will help it in the implementation of these numerous projects in the field of satellite transmission. AFRIKANET with its team of engineers and experts in satellite transmission contributes to the success of their projects by providing unlimited WAKA Mini VSAT solution for their local need.

WAKA Mini VSAT allows you to have access to internet but also television channels and VoIP for free! To subscribe to this solution, you first need to check if your country is coverage by our satellite Ku-Band, choose your monthly speed, and get your WAKA equipment.

For more information about this WAKA solution, visit our website for this product here, or do not hesitate to contact us.