‘The best is yet to come’ – Paratus
As Paratus celebrates 20 years in business, the African telco is just getting started …
To double its revenue in the next five years, the pan-African telco and network services provider Paratus announced several key interventions to ensure that this goal is realised.Paratus Group chief executive Schalk Erasmus says: “While we are justifiably proud of our achievements so far, we’re just getting started and the best is yet to come. Not only do we have the right foundations, the backbone, and the know-how, but also the right people and the full-on intent to make our vision.
“With so many interventions already in place, our expansion and we aim to transform Africa through exceptional infrastructure and service are already well underway. Our service is unequalled in Africa and our network is super-charged by speed, capacity, power, and robust infrastructure, all of which ensure our customers are 100% connected all the time. We believe that fast, safe and ubiquitous connectivity is the essential force that will make Africa great, and this is critically important if Africa is to thrive and compete equally on the world stage.”
Looking ahead
In the next three to five years, Paratus plans further expansion focusing on Central and West Africa, along with the roll-out of the global distribution and sales/services agreements with partners in various African countries to provide LEO satellite services to remote, rural and under-served regions and communities across the continent.
They also plan on providing LEO, MEO and GEO services across the continent along with the completion, in Q4 of 2023, of the new Paratus teleport in South Africa while the construction of its second teleport in Luanda, Angola to create a Paratus connectivity hub for the region was due for completion in October this year.
Another objective is the construction of a fifth Data Centre (DC) in Angola that will be the largest in that country, with construction to be complete by Q2 of 2024.
Then the last leg of the Trans Kalahari Network, with cross-border links from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia, will be completed in November this year, while the opening of the Paratus fibre superhighway from southern Africa to the world is scheduled for Q4 of 2023.
Furthermore, Paratus plans on cementing its presence in the Oil and Gas industry by offering bespoke one-stop communications services for onshore and offshore communications.
Furthermore, the completion of the META/Paratus fibre network in Zambia, to provide connectivity to 10 towns and cities in that country is expected early next year. The telco also plans on consolidating its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo with GBS (Global Broadband Solutions), and to establish the first cross-border links from anywhere in Mozambique to South Africa and beyond.
Finally, Paratus plans on further strengthening its landing of the Equiano subsea cable in Namibia with open services to provide 20 times more capacity to the region.
Since it first began doing business in Angola in 2003, the Paratus Group has been committed to developing a quality network for Africa. Among the group’s achievements are that it has built and runs its network infrastructure; has operating companies in seven southern African countries with satellite connectivity in a further 35 countries on the continent; has points of presence (PoPs) in the US, the UK and Europe; and has built and runs four internationally accredited Data Centres in three African countries.
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