

	Home About Contact Paratus Website IT News Africa

Paratus banner

Paratus | Press Office:

Paratus announces its biggest Data Center project yet

The Paratus Group announces the construction of its third DC in Angola and fifth DC in southern Africa. Paratus is exhibiting at the Pan African Data Centres Exhibition & Conference, on 27-28 June 2023 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.

Equiano Cable Activated in Namibia

Paratus, the landing partner for the Equiano subsea cable in Namibia, is thrilled to announce the activation of the cable today. This momentous occasion marks a significant milestone in the delivery of enhanced connectivity to Namibia and the broader SADC region.

The Paratus Adventurer

Stefan de Bruin, CFO of Paratus Group, approaches his role much like an adventurer preparing for an epic journey. Just as an adventurer meticulously plans his/her route, ensures the equipment is top-notch, and is always ready for the unexpected, Stefan ensures that the company's financial engine is finely tuned, always fuelled, and prepared for growth.

Why Do You Need To Be Data-Centric?

While cognitive biases and trust issues might indicate that hosting your own ICT equipment and infrastructure is clever, the reality is that there is a major downside when you start adding up the associated costs and risks.

A desert rose among thorny legal issues

As the woman in charge of everything legal at the Paratus Group, Ana Santos could be described as a desert rose in the legal world because she needs to adapt to environments and new challenges in an ever dynamic and evolving landscape.

Fast Congo DRC fiber highway goes live.

The Paratus Group subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Fast Congo, announces that its 620-kilometer fiber optic network link between Muanda on the West Coast and the capital, Kinshasa, is now active. The fiber link will deliver high speed connectivity to the region through the Paratus Group’s pan-African network.

Paratus Zambia Receives Gateway License

Paratus Zambia, a part of the pan-African telecommunications company, Paratus Group, has just been awarded the last available data gateway license in Zambia from the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA). This is a big deal for Paratus Zambia because only data license holders can now deploy international gateways, cross-border communications services, and import internet data traffic into the country.

The new COO of the Paratus Group in Africa, Gert Duvenhage smooths the way

Everyone in the business knows that the pan-African telco sector is a complex network filled with license agreements and multiple complications around the technologies and different ways of working. Tell that to Gert Duvenhage as this man with a mission rises poised to tackle the challenges. As a man who understands the collective power of true cooperation, Gert is on a mission to stimulate understanding. His new role as COO of the Paratus Group is a key appointment as the group plans to double its revenue in the next five years with a mission to transform Africa through exceptional digital infrastructure and customer service.

Opportunity knocks for the commercial man at Paratus

Opportunity knocks when you know which doors to open. As the Group Chief Commercial Officer for the Paratus Group, Martin Cox is busy opening around a dozen large doors in Africa. “Our strategy is to dramatically accelerate the Paratus Group’s growth,” Cox explains. “What Paratus has already achieved is to create a unique contiguous footprint across Southern Africa – something no other network provider can claim. We are aiming to be the preferred network provider for all network and data services across Southern Africa from DRC down to South Africa, and from Mozambique in the East to Angola and Namibia in the West. Future expansion plans also include expansion to other regions in the rest of Africa.”

This Queen Bee’s a Hive of Information

Of course, there are plenty of women working at a high level in male-dominated industries around the world and, for sure, they have worked hard and smart to get to the top. So, what merits singling out this woman’s achievements, other than the fact that it’s Women’s month and that she is a leader within a leading ICT group in Africa? The answer is because Samantha Geyser is making waves, swimming sometimes against, but mostly with, the tide of male influence while applying a few of her feminine wiles to take the business to greater heights.

New Paratus Armada DC to power Africa’s digital transformation

08 August 2022, Windhoek: Last week Paratuslaunched its newest Data Center (DC), dubbed Armada. It is Namibia’s largest carrier neutral DC. The launch of Armada signals the country’s readiness to participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), offering Namibian businesses the whole gamut of digitally resilient infrastructure and hosting services, complemented by complete connectivity freedom and the opportunity to compete at world-class levels.

ITA Officially Rebrands to Paratus Angola

Luanda, Angola – 21 July 2022 – Angolan telecommunications service provider, Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), has officially changed its name as part of an extensive rebranding and harmonisation process led by its parent company, Paratus Grou

The cable has landed

23 June 2022, Swakopmund: Following the announcement in February 2021 that African telco, Paratus Group, together with Telecom Namibia, had been selected to build the cable landing station(CLS) for the Equiano subsea internet cable in Namibia, the cable been brought ashore. The Equiano subsea cable will provide communications diversity due to its increased capacity and this will have a direct impact on connectivity with faster internet speeds, more flexibility in the market and an improved user experience for consumers in Namibia and beyond.

Home About Contact Paratus Website ITNewsAfrica.com

COMPANY PRESS OFFICE