A Angola Telecom and Liquid Dataport, a subsidiary of the pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies, established a new terrestrial fiber route that, starting from Luanda, passes through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Zambia, to reach Johannesburg, in Africa southern.
The terrestrial fiber route created by the two companies will provide a significant addition to Liquid's existing 110 kilometer network, as well as provide affordable, continuous high-speed connectivity to other Common Market countries East and Southern Africa (Comesa), according to the publication “African Business”.
"We have made significant investments in our Telecommunications sector over the last 25 years, which includes terrestrial, underwater and even satellite connectivity. We understand the crucial role played by public-private partnerships, which is why we have new laws that support and offer attractive incentives for international 'players' like Liquid Dataport, who help drive our national focus towards information technology driven modernization from Angola”, said Mário Oliveira, Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, quoted in the official communiqué.
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It should be noted that this route will meet the high demand from wholesale customers, and the partnership between the two companies will provide small and medium-sized companies with access to high-speed connectivity and even direct connectivity to data centers in Johannesburg.
"There is a conscious effort to make the Internet more popular as, currently, Internet penetration in Angola is only five million people.”, informed the chairman of the Board of Directors of Angola Telecom, Adilson dos Santos, reiterating that the Angolan company and Liquid Dataport have been working towards the same goal over the last two years.
"Through our National Rural Telecommunications Plan, we want to ensure that connectivity is available to citizens in the most remote parts of the country. We are excited to see the fruits of this partnership lead to a greater contribution of the information and communication technology sector to the Angolan Gross Domestic Product” added the PCA.
It was further revealed that Liquid Dataport's investment in the route aligns with the goal of establishing an extensive network of fiber routes across Africa, as the company works to achieve a "connected Africa" that fuels innovation, drives economic growth. and promote socio-economic development, said Liquid Dataport Executive Chairman David Eurin.
