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Liquid Cloud brings AWS Direct Connect to business customers across Africa
Liquid Cloud , a pan-African technology group , has announced that it has been approved by Amazon Web Service ( AWS ) as a Direct Connect Delivery Partner . The prestigious certification secured by Liquid Cloud , a business of Cassava Technologies , ensures that it is one of only four partners in Africa to secure this achievement after undergoing an extensive and rigorous technical and business review by AWS .
Available to customers in all countries with Liquid operations , existing and potential AWS customers can access their Direct
Connect services straight . “ Liquid has over 100,000kms of fibre coverage across the continent , and we leverage our fibre infrastructure to enable customers to connect directly to the AWS cloud without a middleman . This relationship with AWS marks a vital step in our strategy to support our enterprise customers ’ needs in many of our African markets ,” said Winston Ritson , Chief Operating Officer , Liquid Cloud and Cyber Security . “ With Liquid Cloud , our customers are getting access to international-standard offering via a service provider that has extensive expertise in bringing seamless cloud services to African businesses of all sizes .”
The partnership will bring significant benefits to Liquid Cloud ’ s multinational and large enterprise customers as , through AWS Direct Connect , customers can connect to the AWS cloud bypassing the public Internet via a dedicated connection .
EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite selected by Liquid Intelligent Technologies for broadband connectivity services across Uganda , South Sudan and DRC
Eutelsat Communications and Liquid Intelligent Technologies , a business of Cassava Technologies , a pan-African technology group , have signed a multi-year , multi-beam agreement for capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to address the connectivity needs of SMEs and SOHO customers in Uganda , South Sudan and the Eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Under the agreement , Liquid will leverage capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to increase its portfolio with affordable internet services in territories underserved by terrestrial networks . and technology that will help us realise our vision of creating a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind .”
Michel Azibert , Deputy CEO , Eutelsat added : “ This new agreement testifies to the strong appeal of our EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite in Sub-Saharan Africa and its pertinence in supporting telecom operators in bridging the digital divide .”
Liquid is already a long-standing partner of Eutelsat , where it uses Kuband capacity on Eutelsat ’ s EUTELSAT 7B satellite for VSAT services in Sub-Saharan Africa under a long-term contract that was renewed and expanded in 2021 .
Scott Mumford , CEO , Liquid Satellite Services , said : “ We offer satellite services in over 27 African countries , impacting the lives of over 1.3 billion people . With this agreement , we will expand our service portfolio to include Ka-band services for the first time . We have always been early innovators and investors towards initiatives
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