亚洲卫星广播服务公司(ABS)负责中东和非洲事务的执行主管Raj Malik ABS注意到了非洲为卫星运营商提供的巨大机会。相比较其它地面通信业务,卫星运营商在服务这一地区过程中具有明显的优势。地面光缆连接尽管在非洲的大陆区域获得了基础地位,但在沿海区域却发展有限。光缆在中部非洲和撒哈拉以南地区的发展缓慢且不稳定。 Raj Malik ABS, Executive Director, Middle East and Africa Affairs, Asia Satellite Broadcasting Services (ABS), noted the enormous opportunity afforded to satellite operators in Africa. Satellite operators have obvious advantages in serving this area compared to other terrestrial communications services. Terrestrial cable connections, while gaining ground in the continent’s continent, have had limited development in the littoral region. The development of optical fiber cables in Central and Sub-Saharan Africa has been slow and unstable.