Liquid Dataport commits to new fibre routes connecting Angola and Zambia

Liquid Dataport, has introduced plans to develop its fibre spine to attach Luanda, Angola and Lusaka, Zambia instantly. This follows Liquid’s launch of a brand new fibre hyperlink between Lobito, Angola and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Liquid Dataport reiterated its dedication to creating high-speed connectivity extra accessible by increasing its fibre spine to instantly join Luanda, Angola, to Lusaka, Zambia, through Chavuma throughout a stay video name with the Ministers of ICT from DRC and Angola. The 2500 km fibre route will convey extra and reasonably priced Web companies, positively impacting the lives of tens of millions of individuals alongside the best way.

By way of this funding, Liquid will instantly join Angola to Zambia by way of its fibre community in Zambia and collaborate with companions like Angola Telecom and others in Angola and Zambia. The addition of this path to Liquid’s regional fibre spine is a major addition to its present 110,000 km fibre spine, offering its regional prospects entry to high-speed connectivity and cloud companies at reasonably priced prices.

“In the previous couple of months, we have now launched a number of new routes interconnecting nations in sub-Saharan Africa. Constructing a route that instantly connects Angola and Zambia is essential to our Group’s imaginative and prescient of a digitally linked future that leaves no African behind. Connectivity is a catalyst and enabler, key to constructing Africa’s digital financial system,” says Hardy Pemhiwa, Group CEO of Liquid Clever Applied sciences.

In accordance with the Zambia Inclusive Digital Economic system Standing Report 2022 , solely 53% of residents are digitally included, and Liquid’s new fibre route is not going to solely cater to the calls for of wholesale prospects but additionally intends to supply enterprises and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with direct entry to high-speed connectivity. Cellular operators and native Web Service Suppliers will even cross on the advantages to their prospects.

“Zambia has the potential to turn out to be a hub of connectivity for all of its neighbours, together with Angola. As we demonstrated at ANGOTIC 2023, this new direct route through Chavuma will probably be accessible within the subsequent few months, with a further path to be launched later utilizing fibre alongside the Lobito Hall. We stay up for collaborating with the telecom suppliers in Angola, resulting in improved protection and the standard of ICT companies throughout the 2 nations,” says David Eurin, CEO of Liquid Dataport.

Liquid Dataport’s funding on this new direct route aligns with Liquid’s imaginative and prescient of a One Africa Digital Community that hyperlinks all African nations. The extension of this broadband route will be sure that enterprises in Zambia and Angola drive innovation and financial progress. It additionally aligns with the latest Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Authorities of Zambia , during which Liquid pledged to supply dependable and reasonably priced connectivity and entry to cloud companies to all Zambians. This dedication extends past Zambia’s borders and aligns with Liquid’s imaginative and prescient of a digitally linked future that leaves no African behind.

Liquid Clever Applied sciences is a enterprise of Cassava Applied sciences, a pan-African know-how group with operations in over 25 nations in Africa. Liquid has firmly established itself because the main supplier of pan-African digital infrastructure with a 110,000 km-long fibre broadband community and satellite tv for pc connectivity that gives high-speed entry to the Web anyplace in Africa. Liquid can also be leveraging its digital community to supply Cloud and Cyber Safety options by way of strategic partnerships with main world gamers. Liquid is a complete know-how options group that gives customised digital options to private and non-private sector enterprises and SMEs throughout the continent.

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