Smart Off-Grid Establishes Scalable Telecom Service

Overview

Clear Blue partnered with Vanu to bring cellular service to regions of South Africa where notoriously unreliable power infrastructure has made implementing connectivity cost prohibitive and challenging.

The Challenge

In South Africa, extremely unreliable power infrastructure and low customer density mean that providing connectivity is not commercially viable for service providers. Developing a low-cost, reliable power solution is critical to establishing a sustainable business model and bringing reliable service to the significant unconnected population.

Our Solution

Clear Blue provided its Nano-Grid solution to initially power 2G/3G service at pilot sites in South Africa. The team remotely managed systems through Illumience cloud management service to maximize uptime.

Results

• Clear Blue's remote management and control allows for smaller systems to save uptime costs by 40% and enables remote maintenance saving ongoing costs by up to 80%.
• Since the pilots, 15 additional sites have been commissioned.