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MIDDLE EAST
VIVA Bahrain and Etisalat have signed a
partnership to utilise Etisalat’s state-of-the-art
communication hub SmartHub, establishing global
connectivity that will further expand VIVA’s reach
globally. Mohammed Al Khushail, Acting CEO of VIVA
Bahrain and Ali Amiri, Etisalat Group Chief Carrier and
Wholesale Officer, signed the agreement at the Capacity
Middle East 2019, the largest Middle East meeting for the
global carrier community. Commenting on the partnership,
Mohammed Al Khushail, Acting CEO of VIVA Bahrain, said:
“VIVA is honoured to sign this strategic partnership with
Etisalat. Such agreements are important milestones to
our global expansion strategy where we strengthen
VIVA Bahrain’s position as a dynamic carrier with
global reach.”
AFRICA
Paratus Africa has announced that it has
activated additional capacity between West Africa
Undersea Cable System (WACS) and Lusaka, Zambia.
This follows the recent Paratus Trans Kalahari Fiber
project that was built between the WACS landing station in
Swakopmund and the Zambian Sesheke border. This is a prime
example of how land-locked countries that do not have access
to an undersea cable system can benefit from the fibre
highway. Within the group, Paratus Zambia is the first to
take full advantage of the Trans Kalahari Fiber project. The
company now carries this capacity as far north as the
town of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC).
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