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Coastal Services Group uses proven satellite technologies and novel business solutions to bring an array of voice and data solutions to African markets, providing affordable quality communications and support.
About
We’re a team of passionate design and technology nerds building simple and thoughtful things for the world.
Market Mission
Market Mission
Africa!
Mission
Coastal Services Group's mission is to become a market leader in the provision of wireless telecommunications and related services in Africa and to African immigrants in the United States .
Market Opportunity
The ethnic African market includes a population of over 700 million in sub-Saharan Africa and approximately 7 million in the United States which represents significant demand for telecommunications (Voice, VOIP and Wireless) Internet connectivity and pre-paid bank debit cards. The telecommunications infrastructure in Africa has grown exponentially at a rate of 1,000 percent between 1998 and 2003, mainly due to the advent of wireless technologies and mobile phones, which now outnumber fixed lines two to one. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report, African Telecommunications Indicators 2004, containing these achievements also cites continued growth in Africa projecting the number of telephones in Africa increasing by two to thee times by 2010.
Service
Our Services
Broadband Wireless Services - Coastal Services Group currently provides broadband services in Africa using a proven wireless technology platform. In addition to serving larger private and public sector clients, Coastal's combination of satellite Internet service and VOIP phones can enable the rapid deployment of small-scale but profitable communication centers throughout the continent.
Wireless Local Loop - Coastal Services Group holds a national license in Liberia and plans construction of a CDMA network there. Because of the low costs of deploying CDMA, (more information can be found at www.cdg.org ) CSG can serve cities in Liberia that currently have no telephone service.
Jobs
The Coastal Services Group Advantage
Coastal owns and operates its own network and facilities to provide you the benefits of managed services.
Single-vendor turnkey solution
Coastal provides all service - from space-segment purchase to network configuration to equipment installation to ongoing maintenance and support.
High-speed access
Coastal has the infrastructure to provide transmission speeds ranging from 56 Kbps to 45 Mbps.
Speed and Flexibility
Coastal can swiftly deploy solutions that allow you purchase bandwidth efficiently. Our high-speed solutions range from dedicated VSAT solutions to fixed wireless DSL solutions.
Prepaid Platform
Coastal's pre-paid services are provided from a proven platform based in the United States that provides custom programs with global terminations and highly competitive African rates.
People
John H. Page
CEO / Director
Mr. Page leads Coastal's business development and implementation. He is an experienced telecommunications company executive who has previously planned and built a developing country telecom company, has operated a telecom consulting practice within Deloitte & Touche, advised on numerous telecom projects in Africa including DRC, Angola, Ghana and Sudan and ran the Washington DC office of a Kleiner Perkins company providing services to telecommunications operators. He qualified in Operational Telecommunications while at British Telecom, where he was a runner-up for the Sir William Ryland prize for innovation.
Vivien Jones
President / Director
Mr. Jones controls Coastal's network operations and sales in Africa . He has extensive business experience at companies including IBM Global Services in its Innovation Center and at Verizon covering design, integration, delivery, operation and maintenance, of complex systems. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Jones has previously founded several companies and partnerships. Mr. Jones has an Executive MBA from Suffolk University , Boston , Massachusetts and an MS in Computer Science from Boston College , Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts . He has a BS in Mathematics from Cuttington University College , Liberia , West Africa .
Jeff Guzy
CFO / Director
Prior to Coastal, Jeff was General Manager of Broadband Deployment at Loral Space Systems developing their satellite Internet access business in North and South America. Before Loral, Jeff was a founder of FaciliCom International, a $500M annual, international carrier, with facilities and service. He was instrumental in building the company's service in 17 countries as EVP of Sales, Marketing, Product and Business Development.
Jeff has had key executive positions at several large international carriers, including Comsat International, Sprint and Bell Atlantic. He has held program and project start-up responsibilities along with senior business development positions at all these firms. He has an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance, University of PA , and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of PA. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and an Associate Degree of Theology from Georgetown University.