YanaSat service from Marlink to provide high-speed Internet in French Guiana
Partnership with SES for Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane will bridge the digital divide enabling high-speed Internet connectivity to rural and urban homes, communities and businesses
Oslo and Paris, 10.01.2024 – Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company, will leverage SES’s satellite connectivity to operate YanaSat, a new publicly owned satellite network service in French Guiana. YanaSat will deliver digital connectivity services to homes, schools, medical centres, and administrations, alongside businesses located in areas not covered by terrestrial networks.
The construction of the teleport with local gateway infrastructure that will host YanaSat has started at the Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane (CTG) compound in Suzini, Cayenne.
The YanaSat service is already running over the SES-17 satellite and will be completed with full MEO satellite services delivered via SES’ next-generation O3b mPOWER communications system by mid-2024, ultimately providing nearly 3.5 Gbps of capacity.
YanaSat is based on a unique digital infrastructure that will enable high-speed Internet access at speeds of 30 Mbps for homes in vast rural areas and urban centres. Institutions and businesses will also have access to high-performance, low-latency connectivity, with the aim of driving digital transformation.
The Marlink Group will manage the Public Service Delegation responsibility of the YanaSat network on behalf of CTG. Developed with support from the European Union to provide subsidised satellite connectivity at an affordable price, Marlink employs cutting-edge technologies to provide high-speed internet access to consumers and to accelerate the deployment of mobile telecom networks.
Internet Service Providers can use YanaSat to offer internet access subscriptions while mobile telecom operators can capitalise on the capabilities of YanaSat to provide cellular backhaul for LTE 4G/5G services, allowing these operators to offer an optimised mobile service across French Guiana. By providing high speed internet access at an affordable price across the territory, YanaSat will play a key role in accelerating digital inclusion programmes in French Guiana.
Marlink already has strong operational experience in Guiana. Since 2017, Marlink has managed satellite network services for Société Publique Locale pour l’Aménagement Numérique de la Guyane (SPLANG), the public company driving the digital development of French Guiana, that connect schools and villages in isolated regions to the internet.
Marlink is delighted to be the unique stakeholder in YanaSat which will create the opportunity to provide high-speed, high-quality Internet access across the entire territory of French Guiana. Together with our long-standing partner SES and with the backing of the CTG and European Union, we can promote online education, training and telemedicine while boosting leisure and business connectivity in all regions to improve quality of life for all the Guianese people.
As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES is proud to partner in this project which will bring reliable Internet access to the people of Guiana at competitive prices. By leveraging the best of our GEO And MEO high-throughput satellites, we can, through YanaSat, help residents as well as organisations and institutions improve their access to local and global networks.
About Marlink
Marlink is the trusted partner in fully managed smart network solutions, based on an intelligent hybrid network and unrivalled digital solutions.
The company provides Smart Network Solutions, connecting people and assets around the globe and across all markets where conventional connectivity cannot reach or is not available. Marlink’s Intelligent Hybrid Network combines global satcom and terrestrial technologies via a proprietary global infrastructure.
The Marlink Smart Edge, an integrated service delivery platform, orchestrates and optimises all network elements and applications, from data handling and IT to application-based routing (SD Wan), cloud and Digital Solutions, including remote data and IT, cyber security as well as IoT/OT solutions.
This provides customers with full ‘Peace of Mind’ that their chosen network solution is fully optimised, integrated and has the security required to operate more profitably and sustainably, increasing their efficiency and safety through operational optimisation, tracking and routing, monitoring and reporting.
Marlink’s Smart Network Solutions are provided as Managed Services meeting the highest quality standards and service level agreements. The company proactively monitors and supports network solutions, providing alerts, reporting and insights on performance and usage of connectivity, systems, and applications as well as advice and consultancy on how to further optimise customer networks.
About SES
SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including the commercially proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s video network carries around 8,000 channels and has an unparalleled reach of 369 million households, delivering managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is available at: www.ses.com