Satellite Phones and Terminals Used in Zambian Presidential Election

The State House of Zambia. Photo: Electoral Commission of Zambia

[Via Satellite 08-18-2016] The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) recently leveraged satellite phones and broadband terminals to connect staff during the country’s presidential election on Aug. 11. Global Telesat Communications (GTC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Orbital Tracking Corp., provided more than 200 Thuraya XT Pro satellite phones, Thuraya IP satellite broadband terminals and RedPort Optimizers together with airtime, and customer support services.

The sale is GTC’s largest of its kind secured in Africa. The company supplies mobile voice and data communications services via satellite on all the major satellite networks including Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya.