2 September 2008
Luanda — The satellite telecommunications system of multi-sectoral assistance dubbed "INFRASAT" was inaugurated Tuesday in Luanda by Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, ANGOP witnessed.
The system enables the transmission of data by voice, image and internet at high speed and offers the possibility for transmission of radio and television signals.
It is a system that aims at interlinking every part of the country and may spur the development of sectors such as education, health, culture, defence, public administration, banking, airports and border checkpoints, among others.
INFRASAT will enable mobile phone operators to increase their transmission capacity and expand coverage, and will serve to improve telecommunication services connection capacity.
Through the DTH (Direct to Home) project offers packages with multiple national and international radio and television channels.
INFRASAT enables the holding of video-conferences, distance professional training and will have mobile unities so that users can transmit data, through voice or video, as well as to have access to internet from country's remote regions.
It also provides an image monitoring system, with vigilance cameras, that can be installed at any place with a remote control.
The system was implemented by the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the General Co-ordination of the Telecommunications Project through Multi-Sectoral Assistance Satellite, created by the Head of State, on 21 Jul 2006, and carried out by the "Cognito International" firm.
A video conference linking Luanda city to a hospital in coastal Kwanza Sul province, a school in Bié and a military barrack in Bengo was presented at the inauguration ceremony.
Accompanied by his wife, First Lady Ana Paula dos Santos, by the Premier, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, and Luanda's Governor, Francisca do Espirito Santo, the Head of State was briefed on its functioning.
Government officials, public and private companies, as well as representative officials of defence and security organs.
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