Mauritania: ZTE completed construction of Mauritania’s national fiber optic network
January 5th 2021
The whole of Mauritania is now covered by optical fiber. Deployed as part of the regional communications infrastructure program in West Africa, financed by the World Bank, it will help accelerate the country’s digital transformation.
ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecommunications technology solutions for businesses and consumers, announces the completion of the Mauritania national fiber optic network entrusted to it in 2018.
The 1,760 km long high-speed telecom infrastructure is a backbone made up of urban loops and an international network interconnection. In terms of international network interconnection, Nouakchott, the capital, serves as the landing point for the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system.
The Mauritania national fiber optic network was built as part of the regional communications infrastructure program in West Africa – funded by the World Bank – whose objective is to increase the geographic reach of broadband networks and reduce the costs of communication services on the territory and with neighboring countries.
According to Li Jianhua, the general manager of the Mauritania national fiber optic project at ZTE, ” the construction of the first national network in Mauritania will play an essential role in the development of communication infrastructure throughout the country, and even in Africa. West ”.
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