Paratus Group, a pan-African telecom and network services provider, reveals strategic initiatives to achieve its goal of doubling revenue within the next five years.
- Providing LEO, MEO and GEO services across the continent
- Completion, in Q4 of 2023, of the new Paratus teleport in South Africa
- Construction of its second teleport in Luanda, Angola to create a Paratus connectivity hub for the region is due for completion in October 2023.
- The building of a fifth Data Center (DC) in Angola will be the largest in that country. Construction will be complete by Q2 of 2024.
- The last leg of the Trans Kalahari Network, with cross border links from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia, will be completed in November 2023.
- Opening of the Paratus fiber superhighway from southern Africa to the world in Q4 of 2023.
- Further expansion focussing on Central and West Africa within the next 3 to 5 years.
- Cementing its presence in the Oil and Gas industry by offering bespoke one-stop communications services for onshore and offshore communications (Paratus exhibited at the Gas & Energy Summit & Exhibition in Maputo, Mozambique and Africa Oil Week in Cape Town in September and October respectively).
- Completion in Q1 2024 of the META/Paratus fiber network in Zambia to provide connectivity to 10 towns and cities in that country.
- Consolidating its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo with GBS (Global Broadband Solutions
- Establishment of the first cross-border links from anywhere in Mozambique to South Africa and beyond.
- Further strengthening of its landing of the Equiano subsea cable in Namibia with open services to provide 20 times more capacity in the region.
- Overall, providing a seamless connectivity service for its customers anywhere on the continent backed by round-the-clock support by trained technicians and experts.
Among the group’s achievements already are that:
- It has built and runs its own network infrastructure; has operating companies in seven southern African countries with satellite connectivity in a further 35 countries on the continent
- It has points of presence (PoPs) in the US, the UK and Europe; and has built and runs four internationally accredited Data Centers in three African countries.
The Paratus Group CEO, Schalk Erasmus says: “While we are justifiably proud of our achievements so far, we’re just getting started and the best is yet to come. Not only do we have the right foundations, the backbone, and the know-how, but also the right people and the full-on intent to make real our vision. With so many interventions in place already, our expansion and our aim is to transform Africa through exceptional infrastructure and service are already well underway”
“Our service is unequalled in Africa and our network is super-charged by speed, capacity, power, and robust infrastructure all of which ensures our customers are 100% connected all the time. We believe that fast, safe and ubiquitous connectivity is the essential force that will make Africa great, and this is critically important if Africa is to thrive and compete equally on the world stage”.
