Angola Cables and the international telecommunications service provider, Orange, last month sealed an infrastructure sharing agreement in the West African Djoliba Network.
The two companies say the agreement provides customers with direct access to the Francophone West African markets and gives both companies the option to extend their respective global connectivity by sharing terrestrial networks and the submarine cable network and core infrastructure. from Angola Cables.
In a statement, Angola Cables states that Djoliba is the first network to offer “total security in West Africa, with more than 10.000 km of terrestrial fiber optic network, providing broadband (up to 100 Gbit/s) with an availability rate of 99,99%”.
It adds: “The infrastructure expansion that combines Djoliba’s end-to-end fiber optic terrestrial network and Angola Cables’ already established WACS, SACS and MONET global cable network will offer customers secure, low-latency connectivity – and additional options. of redundancy for multiple destinations in South America, the USA and Europe.”
Angola Cables, one of the carriers of data and internet traffic from Africa to other parts of the world, has been driving digital connectivity in the South Atlantic, boosting the economies of Africa and South America.
The company has been doing this by providing “seamless, low-latency connections” around the world through its global network and partners.
Rui Faria, Global Commercial Director at Angola Cables, comments that, “Gaining access to efficient and secure digital and cloud services is an essential requirement for any business in today's gigabyte economy.
“Access to West Africa's Djoliba network and our robust subsea infrastructure expands the ability of companies to access international markets and offer expanded traffic destinations across West Africa and in other parts of the world.”
