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Liquid Dataport and Angola Telecom ’ s new fibre route improves connectivity between Eastern and Southern Africa
iquid Dataport , a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies
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( Liquid ), a pan-African technology group , and Angola Telecom , a leading fixed network operator in Angola , have announced a new terrestrial fibre route between Luanda , Angola to Johannesburg , South Africa , via DRC , Zambia and Zimbabwe .
The addition of this route to Liquid ’ s regional fibre backbone is a significant addition to its existing 110,000km network , providing its regional customers access to high-speed connectivity at affordable costs .
With this investment , Liquid Dataport and Angola Telecom have allowed organisations and people in Angola access to high-speed connectivity , offering numerous advantages and fostering direct commerce corridors . This route traverses through Angola , the Democratic Republic
of Congo ( DR Congo ), Zimbabwe , Zambia and South Africa .
While the route caters to the high demand from wholesale customers , the partnership aims to provide enterprises and SMEs in the country with access to high-speed connectivity and even direct connectivity to data centres in Johannesburg .
“ There is a conscious drive towards making the Internet more popular , as currently , the Internet penetration in Angola is only 5 million people ,” said Adilson Dos Santos , CEO , Angola Telecom .
“ 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 .”
RETN completes deployment of new Stockholm – Helsinki route
ETN , a leading international network service provider , has
R announced the successful completion of its new Stockholm to Helsinki route deployment . This latest expansion extends RETN ’ s global footprint , offering enhanced diversity , resilience and performance across its network .
RETN continues developing the shortest routes on the market to achieve record latency numbers . With a route length of just 450km , RETN ’ s customers in the Nordic region will benefit from the lowest roundtrip times , 4.45 milliseconds , allowing their applications to work faster and their businesses to be more efficient . This is especially crucial for those enterprise customers with time-sensitive communication needs with their Asian manufacturers , including logistics , retail and e-commerce businesses that rely on real-time data transfer to maintain efficient supply chain management .
With its strong regional presence , RETN is well-equipped to support organisations and enterprises in their Digital Transformation journeys .
“ We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully launched our new Stockholm – Helsinki route deployment ,” said Maxim Lukoshius , Deputy CTO of RETN . “ By introducing this new route , RETN is increasing the diversity of its network routes in the region . This upgrade will enable RETN to meet the ever-increasing customer demand for high-capacity , low-latency services with built-in redundancy .” www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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