Introduction
The global satellite constellation industry is a dynamic environment with ongoing satellite replacement and enhancement programs. Then as the space segment capabilities evolve so the associated ground infrastructure needs to be adapted to stay current. For Q-KON, in one particular case, this meant that a full network of 2,150 sites over Southern Africa had to migration to services on the recently launched AMOS-17 satellite. This provided extended service terms as well as improved performance and commercial terms.

The Challenge
To complete such a large-scale migration project with sites operating at very remote locations and a customer application that demands continued 24/7 service holds many, many challenges.
These include network engineering for a seamless switchover from the current network to the new network, very tight operational coordination with the customer teams and super real-time on-the-spot project management and coordination with a network of field implementation teams throughout the region. Adding a very tight timeline of 6 months means this project was set to test all involved.

The Solution
With almost 35 years of experience in delivering project results in Africa for Africa, the Q-KON team buckled down and successfully completed this project as well.
Under the leadership of Riaan Roux, Engineering Exec and Jonathan Mostert snr Project Manager the Q-KON operational team with the support of all our field Service Partners executed a flawless project that completed the migration of 2,150 sites in the required 6-months as well as ensuring continued services for all applicable customer operations.
