NWK, South Africa’s oldest agricultural company and known for its extensive retail network mainly in the North West in South Africa, has teamed up with BCX and Q-KON to revolutionise its communication capabilities.

In a strategic move aimed at bolstering operational efficiency, NWK launched a Proof-of-Concept (POC) testing site at its head office in Lichtenburg, in collaboration with BCX, a trusted channel partner for Q-KON and their OneWeb LEO services.

The initiative stems from NWK's need for reliable and high-speed communication solutions to support critical operations across its retail stores. Following rigorous testing and validation, the OneWeb LEO satellite service was not only approved but also expanded to three additional locations: NWK Retail Petit, NWK Retail Mareetsane, and NWK Retail Grootpan.

This expansion addresses NWK's challenges with infrastructure reliability, ensuring fast and low-latency access links essential for seamless card transactions and connectivity to back-office systems.

"We are delighted with the seamless integration and exceptional service provided by BCX and Q-KON," remarked Johnathan Smit, manager of technology at NWK’s IT Department.  "The installation at our retail stores and head office has exceeded our expectations in terms of efficiency and professionalism."

BCX, leveraging its expertise as a leading technology partner, expressed satisfaction with the project's outcome. "Our collaboration with NWK and Q-KON highlights our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that empower businesses," said Louis van Wyk, Managing Executive Connectivity at BCX.

Q-KON, through its Account Director: Key Accounts, Hendrik Bezuidenhout, emphasized the significance of the partnership in advancing satellite communication technologies. "The success at NWK highlights the transformative impact of our Twoobii Smart Satellite Services in enhancing operational connectivity," stated Bezuidenhout.

The installation at NWK not only marks a milestone in the adoption of advanced satellite technologies but also sets a precedent for future-proof communication solutions in the African retail sector.

For more information about Q-KON’s Twoobii-LEO services and user terminals, please visit: https://www.qkon.com/oneweb/

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About BCX LEO

BCX LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Satellite Access Product offering is an Enterprise focussed Smart Satellite Solution that offers an advanced QoS, Layer-3 or Layer-2- over-Satellite with a local South African teleport to facilitate the lowest possible latency on the LEO satellite constellation. The solution can be tailored to provide an overlay network for the existing network in a primary or backup role to ensure High availability at site level. Value Proposition: The BCX LEO product offers varying speeds, can be easily deployed. This Enterprise Grade product is a fully integrated solution that is ideal for SME / Enterprise type businesses that require Fast satellite Access with value added services such as Voice and POS and Unified Communications. The solution is ideal for offgrid customers not connected to the typical access grid such as LTE, Fibre and Microwave.

About TWOOBII managed by Q-KON

Twoobii is a high-throughput satellite connectivity service managed by leading satellite engineering enterprise, Q-KON. Q-KON’s partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb and the extension of LEO satellite services, will give customers (such as banks, lodges, schools, hospitals, businesses and governments) access to high-speed, low latency satellite broadband, capable of connecting even the most rural or remote communities across multiple African countries.

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