South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 peace deal that ended Africa’s longest-running civil war. The country faces many challenges similar to those faced by countries coming out of conflict situation. But South Sudan faces additional challenges such as being one of the few landlocked countries without access to international undersea fiber optic cable connectivity. Instead the country relies on expensive satellite technology constraining demand and reducing the scope for broadband driven transformation.