Sentech, a South African state-owned electronic communications network service provider, has invited private partners to join a US$300 million communications satellite public-private partnership (PPP) project. 

The project involves building and operating a high-capacity Pan-African medium-sized communication satellite, with the purpose to involve rural areas and other places outside urban centers in the digital economy and to improve the country´s information security. The investment in the amount of US$300 million will cover the satellite´s 20-year lifespan. 

Sentech plans to manage the PPP project in partnership with the South Africa National Space Agency (SANSA) and others.