Kacific Broadband Satellites

History

Kacific was formed in 2013 by Christian Patouraux, Mark Rigolle and Cyril Annarella. The company is registered in Singapore. Patouraux and Rigolle had both previously worked at satellite operators SES and O3b Networks, at the latter of which Rigolle was CEO and Patrouraux was chief product development officer.

In December 2013, Kacific announced its intention to launch its first satellite in late 2016. The satellite, a Ka-band high throughput satellite (HTS) in a geostationary orbit, will provide high speed internet to the 40 million people of the Pacific region. Kacific plans to offer direct internet access, via wholesale channels, to government agencies, institutions, businesses, community groups and households within the satellite's total footprint area from 2017.

In June 2014, Kacific signed a five-year agreement with Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) to provide high speed internet bandwidth to TTC and the people of Tuvalu. In August of the same year, Solomon Telekom Company Limited (Our Telekom) signed a five-year agreement with Kacific to deliver high-speed broadband to the people of the Solomon Islands. The company signed a cooperation agreement in September 2014 with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the development of satellite communications capacity and emergency communications solutions for the Pacific region. In October 2014, Kacific signed a five-year agreement with Telecom Services Kiribati Limited (TSKL) to provide high-speed broadband to the 33 islands and atolls of Kiribati. At the end of 2014, Teletok the local telecommunications company of Tokelau signed an agreement with Kacific to deliver high-speed broadband across Tokelau and surrounding waters.

In May 2015 Indonesian satellite service provider, BigNet, signed a US$78 million, long-term agreement with Kacific for the provision of high-speed broadband service from 2017.