Samoa's Digicel goes orbital for LTE

O3b Networks is supporting Digicel Samoa’s LTE services by providing core connectivity services through the O3b satellite-enabled network.

Digicel has been using O3b’s high-throughput, low-latency solution to fuel the growth of 3G data users, as well as Digicel Business services (including cloud and enterprise services) for the last two years.

Digicel has recently launched LTE services in Samoa.

The O3b connection supports data-heavy and latency-sensitive applications such as cloud services, real-time HD video and multiplayer gaming.

The use of O3b satellites, which are closer to the Earth than conventional geostationary satellites, reduces latency, increases internet speed and improves voice and video quality for the user.

O3bTrunk services also provide the basis of a resilient, high-performance system that is ideal for use in disaster recovery — something that is becoming increasingly important for island states such as Samoa.