Fibre optic cables. The two firms have partnered to offer corporate customers fast internet services across Africa. PHOTO | FILE
MTN Group and Liquid Telecom have partnered to offer corporate customers fast internet services across Africa.
The deal will enable the two companies to access each other’s fixed and wireless networks in countries either party does not currently have a presence.
Liquid Telecom officials said the company was eyeing a footprint in the west African market.
“We have a well-deserved reputation in East, Central and Southern Africa for providing quality broadband to businesses. We are laying 100km of new fibre every week but have decided to partner for the time being in West Africa so that we can immediately meet demand from businesses there,” said Nic Rudnick, CEO of The Liquid Telecom Group.
MTN has a presence in 22 African countries among them Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
“We will be able to leverage each other’s products and services to improve our offerings to carrier and enterprise customers in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. In addition, we have the opportunity to offer our customers services beyond our footprint, “said Elia Tsouros, MTN’s Enterprise Business Unit Head of Global Sales.
Liquid Telecom’s fibre network spans 20,000km across Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In east Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and Burundi are expanding the One Network Area (ONA) to lower the cost of cross border voice, data and mobile money services.
