Intelsat has been selected by Vodacom DRC, a leading mobile telecommunication company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to provide its Ku-band satellite services. Intelsat's end-to-end managed CellBackhaul service will serve as an alternative backhaul service to certain sites as a component of Vodacom's Rural Communication Solution (RCS) initiative to bring mobile services to deep rural sites in DRC. Intelsat CellBackhaul combines the extended reach and resiliency of Intelsat's largest-of-its-kind global network with network design, installation, and operation services, making it possible for mobile network operators to deploy services in areas where traditional terrestrial backhaul services are unavailable.

CellBackhaul DRC extends Intelsat's portfolio of managed cellular backhaul solutions that includes platforms in Europe, the United States and Japan.