{"id":146753,"date":"2025-09-10T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/146753\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:00:07","slug":"paratus-group-expands-east-africa-footprint-with-high-speed-fibre-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/146753\/","title":{"rendered":"Paratus group expands East Africa footprint with high-speed fibre connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJoseph Kibwott, Managing Director of Paratus Kenya and Martin Cox, Chief Commercial Officer of Paratus Group, at the official launch of Paratus Kenya in Nairobi. [Courtesy] <\/p>\n

African telecommunications firm Paratus Group has completed a major expansion into East Africa, positioning itself as a competitive alternative to regional giants like Safaricom by leveraging high-speed fibre infrastructure and satellite internet services. \n<\/p>\n

The Pan-African network services provider, which already operates in 15 countries across the continent, announced on Wednesday that it is now fully operational in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania as a licensed internet service provider (ISP). \n<\/p>\n

In Kenya and Rwanda, the company is also an authorised reseller of SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellite internet service.<\/p>\n

The move signals a strategic bid to capture a share of East Africa\u2019s<\/a> rapidly growing digital economy, which Euromonitor forecasts will account for 29 per cent of Africa\u2019s total GDP by 2040, up from 18 per cent today.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe now hold operational licenses in key East African markets,\u201d said Martin Cox, Chief Commercial Officer at Paratus Group. \u201cOur network enables enterprise and wholesale customers to access reliable, cross-border connectivity within the region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Central to Paratus\u2019s expansion is its East-West fibre route\u2014a terrestrial network stretching from Maputo, Mozambique, to Swakopmund, Namibia\u2014where it connects to the Equiano subsea cable, providing low-latency links between Africa and Europe.\n <\/p>\n

The company aims to serve key sectors including retail, logistics, education, and healthcare, with a focus on corporate and wholesale clients. Beyond this niche market Safaricom remains dominant in Kenya\u2019s direct mass-market mobile services.\u00a0 \n<\/p>\n

Still, by offering dedicated internet access<\/a>, cloud services, and cybersecurity solutions, Paratus is entering a high-value segment of the market where demand for redundancy and reliable connectivity is rising among businesses and government agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t trade if you can\u2019t connect,\u201d Cox said. \u201cWe\u2019re providing the infrastructure and delivering 24\/7 connectivity across borders.\u201d \n<\/p>\n

The launch event for Paratus Kenya was held on Tuesday evening in Nairobi, attended by local officials, clients, and partners.<\/p>\n

The company emphasised its commitment to supporting digital transformation in a region of over 200 million people with a combined GDP exceeding $200 billion. \n<\/p>\n

With its expanded footprint, Paratus is poised to benefit from policy reforms and foreign investment flowing into East Africa\u2019s agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and tech sectors\u2014all increasingly dependent on high-performance digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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