NEWS
AfricaOnline Ghana launches high-speed
broadband satellite service
A
fricaOnline, one of Ghana’s oldest
ISPs and a Gondwana International
Networks (GIN) subsidiary, has announced
the launch of its new JOLA service, a high-
speed broadband satellite service powered
by Avanti’s HYLAS4 satellite that offers
100% coverage in Ghana through multiple
spot beams.
The launch opens up new opportunities
for delivering on development goals of the
nation by ensuring many more sectors of the
population becoming connected.
“We are proud to be the first to launch the
Avanti HYLAS4 service in Ghana,” said Foster
Plender, Managing Director for AfricaOnline
Ghana. “Our rigorous testing over the past
few months has given us the confidence
that our customers will be very satisfied with
the quality of service and speeds of up to
35Mbps download.”
Plender presented examples from across
the GIN group of Ka-Band JOLA solutions
at the launch, meeting the needs of rural
judiciary courts, agriculture services,
eLearning initiatives, remote hospitality
lodges, micro-finance institutions and
CCTV and Machine2Machine (M2M)
applications for construction and national
manufacturing plants. GIN, through its
subsidiary, iWayAfrica, has partnered with
Avanti since 2014 for the rollout of high-
speed satellite services in southern and
eastern Africa. Last August, the group was
granted Master Distributor status for its
new service on the latest satellite, HYLAS4
with new market focus on West and
Central Africa.
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Data highway expands rapidly
through Africa
P
aratus Africa has announced 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.
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).
“Our primary focus has been to establish our own infrastructure and
this is vital to ensure that our operations are able to provide the best
customer experience,” said Paratus Group CEO Barney Harmse.
Paratus Zambia Country Manager Marius van Vuuren says the
project sets them apart from their competitors and allows them to
leverage the fibre network they are installing in Zambia.
He said: “Joined with the back-haul network through Namibia, we are
now able to provide more options to our client base. With the group
being able to provide back-haul, metro and various access options,
we are more competitive and more ready to service our pan-African
client base.”
Harmse added: “We have already earmarked various infrastructure
investment projects and are stringently investigating the viability.
We are confident that by continuing our investment strategy, Paratus
Africa will become the preferred pan-African operator.”
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