Global Data Broadcasting Corporation has launched its broadband Internet connectivity service that reaches speeds up to 45 MB, in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDBC's service uses Ku band technology, which will enable its customers to benefit from small sized antenna's at their premises. GDBC offers both transmit/receive VSAT connectivity and receive only DVB connectivity.
GDBC has teleport facilities in Martlesham, England, with British Telecom, Sixth of October City, Egypt, with Nile Sat, and Alexandria Egypt with Nile Sat. GDBC's Uplink in Martlesham uses a 15-meter Antenna to provide error free service for both transmitting to and receiving from GDBC's transponders on Panamsat and NileSat.
Each teleport has redundant connections to the Internet backbone. In Martlesham there are two redundant DS-3 connections to the Internet backbone with British Telecom to deliver service to our customers.
Global Data Broadcasting Corporation (GDBC) is a full service Internet via satellite provider, bringing the Internet more efficiently to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. GDBC specializes in providing global Internet connectivity to ISPs, PTTs, Enterprise and Home Users.
GDBC owns and manages a satellite-based network for ISP backbone connectivity, value-added services, and IP multicasting. GDBC also offers SCPC, TDMA and DAMA single Hop connectivity to its customers. Using its network of leased satellite and fibber facilities, GDBC is able to provide high speed Internet access throughout Africa, the Middle East, Indian Peninsula and Europe, with speeds of up to 45 Mbps.
In North Africa and the Middle East, GDBC is offering its service to home users, Soho's, Cyber-cafes and corporations under the brand name MenaSat. GDBC is owned by MenaNet Communications SAE, a wholly owned subsidiary of African Lakes Corporation, a publicly listed company on the London Stock exchange. Egyptian Satellite company NileSat and other private investors also are shareholders. — (menareport.com)
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