O3b Networks will unveil its O3bCell, a revolutionary new solution that enables mobile network operators across Asia-Pac to deliver high quality 3G voice and broadband services in markets and regions where other satellite and terrestrial technologies fall short. O3b’s fiber-like latency measurably improves voice quality and removes the significant impact of TCP slow start on data services.
O3b Networks, based in Singapore, is a global satellite service provider building a next-generation satellite network for telecommunications operators, Internet service providers, enterprise and Government customers in emerging markets. The O3b system will combine the global reach of satellite with the speed of a fiber‐optic network providing billions of consumers and businesses in nearly 180 countries with low‐cost, high‐speed, low latency Internet and mobile connectivity.