- In less than 30 days, Liquid Dataport has established a massive fibre internet web between South Africa, West Africa and East Africa.
- The latest route to come online is between Luanda, Angola and Johannesburg, South Africa and was established with the help of Angola Telecom.
- Liquid says it has plans to connect most of the African continent in its fibre and currently has a network spanning more than 110 000KM.
When it comes to establishing new fibre internet routes across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), provider Liquid Dataport has been on a tear in recent weeks.
Last month the company launched a 3 800KM fibre route between Mombasa, Kenya and Muanda in the Democratic Republic of Congo – effectively connecting East and West Africa.
Not 15 days prior, Liquid announced that it had built a similar route – this time a 4 000KM line between Mombasa and Johannesburg, South Africa.
On Monday the company, operating under the banner of pan-African Liquid Intelligent Technologies, completed its trifecta, and announced a brand new fibre route coming online connecting Luanda, Angola in West Africa to Johannesburg.
With this, Liquid has effectively established a triangle of connectivity between West, East and South regions in SSA spanning more than 110 000KM.
Additionally, the new route also connects Angola to the DRC, Zambia and Zimbabwe as it intersects these nations on its way to Johannesburg. Angola Telecom, the country’s largest telecommunication firm, aided Liquid in the establishment of the route.
“Angola Telecom and Liquid Dataport have been able to work seamlessly for over two years with each other as we are working towards a common goal. Through our National Rural Telecommunication Plan, we want to ensure that connectivity is available to citizens in the remotest parts of the country. We are excited to see the fruits of this partnership lead to increased contribution of the ICT sector to national GDP,” enthused Adilson Dos Santos, CEO of Angola Telecom, in a press release sent to Hypertext.
Liquid says that the route will bring “high-speed” fibre connectivity to all the areas it traverses, including regions in Angola and the DRC. Generally, the route will provide internet for wholesale customers for Liquid, but Angola Telecom will leverage the fibre route to provide products for SMEs and enterprises in the country, as well as direct connectivity to data centres in Johannesburg.
Liquid’s final mission is to establish “an extensive network of fibre routes throughout Africa.”
“Our continuous investment into our ‘One Africa Digital Network’ provides customers with access to major data centres in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and now Angola, ensuring that African data never has to leave our shores,” explained David Eurin, CEO of Liquid Dataport.
“Our unwavering dedication to expanding the horizons of connectivity in Africa will empower businesses to unlock unprecedented opportunities for growth, collaborate on a global scale, and harness the immense potential of digital technologies,” he added.
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