Satellite Finance spoke with Christian Patouraux about Kacific’s plans to introduce a bridging service to its target market from 2016.

“Kacific has secured bridge bandwidth to get customers online earlier than planned at the end of 2016.

“The Group is now finalising an agreement with ’a major satellite operator’ to launch HTS services in 2018.

“The company’s intention of generating revenues earlier than previously planned will help boost its larger fundraising efforts, and growing competition in the Pacific broadband market will also help validate the demand it sees for high-speed broadband in the region.

“Bringing customers online earlier than planned will help test how the market reacts to an internet that is 50% – or even more in some cases – cheaper than it is today.”