The RascomStar Telephony Extension Service (TES) is a solution intended to provide economically viable Fixed line telephony extension (voice and data) to rural and under-served areas in Africa. The solution low cost terminals operate on solar power and provide Pay As You Go ‘by the minute’ satellite connectivity with up to four fixed line voice lines and one data access point back to the National PSTN network. The solution is suitable for very small rural communities (population 100-1000) and is compliant with many regulatory universal access requirements for under-served areas.
