Interview: Kyle Whitehill on Avanti Communications' digital inclusion mission

Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Avanti Communications, spoke to Connecting Africa at Africa Tech Festival 2023 about the company's digital inclusion mission. Whitehill shares Avanti's multi-orbit strategy, designed to make network access more inclusive, regardless of location and bridge the digital divide by serving a diverse range of customers, from remote villages to urban banks and schools across Africa.

He also touches on specific challenges in South Africa like load shedding and how Avanti is building an independent satellite network to provide resilience for essential industries like banking and mining to ensure connectivity even during grid failures.

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