Virunga National Park is an exceptional site in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bordering Rwanda and Uganda. SatADSL is now providing this World Heritage Site with its IP connectivity solution.
Virunga National Park was founded in 1925 by King Albert I of Belgium as Africa’s first national park. At present, it is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and Africa’s most biologically diverse protected area. The park’s 7 800 square kilometers include forests, savannas, lava plains, swamps, erosion valleys, active volcanoes, and the glaciated peaks of the Rwenzori mountains … but also okapis, hippopotamuses, elephants, buffaloes, lions, and many rare bird species … and a quarter of the world’s mountain gorillas, a species particularly threatened with extinction. In other words, a paradise for tourists!
Virunga National Park also conducts scientific research, specifically studies on mountain gorillas, and a development project around its hydropower plants, bringing electricity to people living near the park. This electrification program provides public lighting to villages or free electricity to social infrastructures that are close to the network (hospitals, schools, administration offices, courts, sports facilities, etc.).
SatADSL has recently made its IP connectivity solution available inside Virunga National Park. This customized satellite solution uses the C-band frequency of the Arabsat 5A satellite to allow every tourist, wherever he might be located, optimal access to the Internet.
For more information about Virunga National Park: https://visitvirunga.org/
For more information about SatADSL connectivity solutions: info@satadsl.net or +32 2 351 33 74