Credit: Business Wire

Bluesky Cook Islands has announced its decision to increase the satellite capacity it uses from SES Networks to offer 4G+ services to the Cook Islands.

The sole provider of fixed phone, mobile and broadband services to the Cook Islands, Bluesky Cook Islands, has increased the amount of satellite capacity it is using from SES, in order to launch 4G+ service to Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the two key cities of the island nation.

The increased capacity delivered on the low latency, high throughput O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) fleet will also allow the extension of 4G/LTE mobile backhaul service to the country’s outer islands, and faster and dedicated broadband service for the Cook Islands Ministry of Education.

The new agreement signed with SES Networks is part of Bluesky Cook Islands’ substantial network upgrade. The launch of 4G+, currently the world’s fastest commercial mobile network technology.

The Cook Islands Ministry of Education will use the increased and faster connectivity from Bluesky to enhance educational programs which will directly benefit the learning experience for students of all ages across the country.

Bluesky and the Ministry are jointly developing a virtual education network portal, enabling students, teachers and institutions to exchange educational and teacher training material, develop additional curricular content material and promote a new culture of information and communication.