Paratus Africa has announced its activation of additional capacity between West Africa Undersea Cable System (WACS) and Lusaka, Zambia. This is in conjunction with the Paratus Trans Kalahari Fiber project that was built between WACS landing station in Swakopmund and Zambia Sesheke border. With its headquarters in Namibia, Paratus Africa is the fastest growing and also the largest privately owned Pan African telecoms operator. It was founded in 2005 as an Internet Technologies Group. Countries that do not have access to undersea cable systems can benefit from the fibre highway.
Paratus Zambia is the first to take full advantage of the Trans Kalahari Fiber project. The capacity is carried to the far north, the town of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Barney Harmse Paratus Africa CEO sees the severe economic conditions as an opportunity to further expand in Africa.
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According to him “our primary focus has been to establish our own infrastructure and this is vital to ensure that our operations are able to provide the best customer experience.”
Paratus Zambia country manager Marius van Vuuren said the project places them above their competitors and also gives them leverage over the fibre network they are installing in Zambia. He said, “joined with the backhaul network through Namibia, we are now able to provide more options to our client base.”
“With the group being able to provide backhaul, metro and various access options, we are more competitive and more ready to service our pan-African client base.” He also said.
The project shows the benefits in telecoms infrastructure investment. It allows Paratus Africa to maintain its position as the leader in quality connectivity within Africa.
Barney Harmse added “We have already earmarked various infrastructure investment projects and are stringently investigating the viability thereof. We are confident that by continuing our investment strategy, Paratus Africa will become the preferred pan-African operator.”
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