AFRICA the economy suffering . Hopefully the rest of 2017 will be more positive .”
The future , however is bright and GBS has been selected as a preferred partner by Konnect Africa . We aim to become the leading player in providing state-of-the-art satellite broadband solutions to customers throughout the Congo ’ s . Konnect Africa uses the High-Throughput Satellites ( HTS ) technology , offering dozens of times more capacity than provided by conventional satellites . We will aim to start service at the end of 2017 .
Looking back over the past 13 years , Zubeir is happy with the progress of the company , and the role it plays in Congo .
“ I would say it has been a gradual growth but in the last four or five years we have really grown and especially when we started using the fiber . Prices have been going down and the population has increased . Everyone needs the internet . Nobody can live without it nowadays . It is an essential service for everybody .” www . gbs . cd 161