Fast Congo, a subsidiary of Pan-African operator Paratus Group, has inked a long-term agreement with GVA (Group Vivendi Africa), this week, to deliver fibre capacity between Muanda and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to a joint statement, the deal grants GVA access to the use of Fast Congo-operated and maintained...
Paratus Group has secured funding of US$31-million to help realise its ambitious infrastructure expansion plans, the pan-African telco says the capital injection will significantly boost connectivity across key and currently underserved regions and contribute to the Group’s goal of doubling revenue within the next five years. The transaction was facilitated by Cirrus Capital, a 100%...
As network services provider Paratus celebrates its 20th anniversary, the company is focusing on additional expansion in Central and West Africa over the next five years. The Paratus Group, today, said this is in line with its goal of doubling revenue in the same period. The group outlined some crucial steps it is taking to...
Paratus announces that it has launched two game-changing cross-border fiber links in its quest to champion unparalleled connectivity for Mozambique. Paratus now offers an alternative to the sub-sea cable norm by introducing resilience with two distinct fiber routes into South Africa. One of the fiber links traverses Swaziland, and the other follows the Kamati Poort...
Paratus Group has struck a deal to distribute Starlink’s high-speed services throughout Africa. This partnership will allow Paratus to supply Starlink to its clients in selected markets across Africa. Starlink will initially be provided by Paratus in Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria, before being expanded to other countries. Using low-earth orbit satellites, Starlink provides high-speed...
Pan-African telecommunications specialist Paratus Group has become a distributor of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service in Africa, though it won’t be able to sell the product in South Africa just yet. “This agreement will allow Paratus to provide Starlink to its customers across Africa, as operating licences are awarded to Starlink in those countries. Initially, and with immediate...
Paratus Group will construct Angola’s first tier-4 “by design” data centre in Luanda, Angola, the ICT infrastructure specialist said. The new data centre will complement the two data centres the pan-African company owns and operates in Angola. It’s the fifth data centre operated by the group in Southern Africa. Paratus chief technical officer Rolf Mendelsohn said the new...
Paratus Botswana, a leading telecommunications solutions provider, announces the completion of its new metro fiber ring around Gaborone. The fiber network will provide fully secured, high-speed connectivity to businesses and individuals in the area. The metro fiber ring in Gaborone allows secure connectivity – and it is unique in that it is totally independent and...
As a part of their ongoing effort to connect Africa for the world, Paratus Namibia has branded a store in Soweto, Abraham Mashego Street. Paratus Namibia has announced that they have branded a store in Soweto, Abraham Mashego Street, as part of their mission to connect Africa for the world. This store will be selling...
As the connectivity speed needs of our clients increase, Paratus accommodates this market evolution, deploying infrastructure capable of responding to the demand, and for this reason, we have signed a technological and strategic partnership with Infinera. With the landing of the Equiano submarine cable in June of 2022 in Namibia, the Paratus Group has...
