Kenya fast tracks 100,000km fibre plan to two years
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22 April 2024
Kenya believes that an ambitious goal of deploying 100,000km of fibre to underserved areas in five years can now be accomplished within the next two.
The government revised the traditional practice of laying cables on the ground in favour of using existing infrastructure from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to connect citizens to the internet. Fibre cables would therefore run alongside electrical lines.
Find out more TelCables West Africa launches new Partner Program
19 April 2024
TelCables West Africa has shared details of its innovative Partner Program, designed to empower companies in West Africa to shape the future of digital connectivity, tap into the rapidly growing enterprise market, and expand their businesses internationally.
The TelCables Partner Program enables telecommunication companies, operators, ICT integrators, as well as internet service providers to extend their influence in shaping West Africa digital ecosystem.
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Bayobab completes fibre asset takeover from MTN Zambia
19 April 2024
Bayobab has successfully completed the structural separation and transfer of fibre assets from sister company MTN Zambia.
“The successful sale-and-leaseback transaction with Bayobab Zambia, transferring MTN Zambia's fibre network, marks a pivotal first step in our targeted structural separation of fibre assets, as outlined in Ambition 2025 strategy,” said Ralph Mupita, president and CEO, MTN Group.
Find out more Paratus utilises Infinera’s solutions for Johannesburg-Lisbon fibre
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19 April 2024
Paratus Group deployed Infinera’s GX Series and FlexILS solutions to offer the lowest-latency express route between Johannesburg and Lisbon, delivering services with a latency of 123 milliseconds and supporting wavelengths up to 800G.
Infinera’s solutions were deployed on the recently completed 1,890km Paratus express fibre link between Johannesburg and Europe, via Botswana to Swakopmund, where it connects with the Equiano subsea cable from Namibia to Lisbon and on to London and the rest of Europe.
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