Ensuring that no African is left behind- the  role of satellite technology and services in Africa’s growth journey As the competitiveness race rages and as more businesses and organisations move online and onto the cloud, Scott Mumford, the Chief Commercial Officer of Liquid Dataport & Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Satellite, argues that satellite services offer a cost-effective and scalable solution for competitively bridging connectivity gap on the African continent.

By Scott Mumford, Chief Commercial Officer Liquid Dataport & Chief Executive Officer Liquid Satellite Besides drumming up fascination on social media as people share photos and debate the “strange strings of lights in night’s sky,” satellites play a vital role in bringing connectivity to more than half of Africa’s 1.3 billion people who live in rural communities. This is because, despite Africa having come a long way in its connectivity journey, it still faces many challenges. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to improving connectivity on the continent. Africa has tricky terrain and lower population density in large rural areas, making…