At the Africa Digital Expo in Kinshasa today Fast Congo, a subsidiary of the pan-African operator the Paratus Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with GVA (Group Vivendi Africa) to provide fiber capacity between Muanda and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This will give GVA the capacity, scalability, and flexibility it needs to service more customers with high-speed and secure internet services.
The contract also gives GVA rights to use and access facilities that are operated and maintained by Fast Congo. GVA requires high-speed and high-capacity bandwidth offered by the fiber route that Fast Congo operates and maintains. This means that GVA can offer high-speed and reliable internet services that are both cost-effective and secure.
Fast Congo was founded by Paratus Group when they were awarded the 15-year government tender to activate the 620-kilometre fiber optic network link between Muanda, on the West Coast, to the DRC capital, Kinshasa. Managing Director of Fast Congo, Francois-Xavier Kabemba says: βThis is a ground-breaking deal and one that will open the way for many more customers of GVA to enjoy high-speed and secure internet connectivity. We are proud to collaborate with one of the DRCβs major internet service providers by supplying GVA with the capacity and infrastructure it needs to further expand and grow its business. The agreement also aligns with our overriding strategy to transform Africa through exceptional digital infrastructure and service. We look forward to a mutually rewarding business relationship.β Speaking at the Africa Digital Expo, CEO of GVA, Moktar Tabouri said: βThrough our partnership with FAST Congo and Paratus Group, we can not only offer more customers more capacity at a lower cost, but we also have the option to extend these services and links across the globe. Because we have not had to invest in the fiber infrastructure, our pricing is more competitive, and our offering of internet services is unequalled in the region. These are exciting times not only for our business but also for the telecommunications industry in the DRC.β
FAST Congo et GVA signent un accord de capacitΓ© de fibre optique
Lors de lβAfrica Digital Expo qui sβest tenu ce jour Γ Kinshasa, Fast Congo, une filiale de lβopΓ©rateur panafricain groupe Paratus en RΓ©publique dΓ©mocratique du Congo (RDC), a annoncΓ© la signature dβun accord Γ long terme avec CANALBOX β GVA RDC, filiale du Group Vivendi Africa, aux fins de la fourniture dβune capacitΓ© de fibre optique entre Muanda et Kinshasa en RDC. CANALBOX β GVA RDC disposera ainsi de la capacitΓ©, de lβΓ©volutivitΓ© et de la flexibilitΓ© nΓ©cessaires pour fournir Γ un plus grand nombre de clients des services internet Γ TrΓ¨s Haut DΓ©bit et sΓ©curisΓ©s.
FAST CONGO a Γ©tΓ© fondΓ©e par le groupe Paratus lorsquβil a remportΓ© lβappel dβoffres dβune durΓ©e de 15 ans lancΓ© par le gouvernement et visant Γ activer le rΓ©seau de fibre optique de 620 kilomΓ¨tres entre Muanda, sur la cΓ΄te ouest, et Kinshasa, la capitale de la RDC. FranΓ§ois-Xavier Kabemba, Directeur GΓ©nΓ©ral de FAST CONGO, a dΓ©clarΓ© : βIl sβagit dβun accord novateur qui permettra Γ de nombreux clients de CANALBOX β GVA RDC de bΓ©nΓ©ficier dβune connectivitΓ© Internet Γ TrΓ¨s Haut DΓ©bit et sΓ©curisΓ©e. Nous sommes fiers de collaborer avec lβun des principaux prestataires de services internet de la RDC en fournissant Γ CANALBOX β GVA RDC la capacitΓ© et lβinfrastructure dont elle a besoin pour poursuivre son expansion et dΓ©velopper ses activitΓ©s. Cet accord sβinscrit Γ©galement dans le cadre de notre stratΓ©gie principale, qui consiste Γ transformer lβAfrique grΓ’ce Γ des infrastructures et des services numΓ©riques dβexception. Nous nous rΓ©jouissons dβavance de la relation dβaffaires mutuellement enrichissante entre les deux parties.β
Lors de lβAfrica Digital Expo, Moktar Tabouri, Directeur GΓ©nΓ©ral de CANALBOX β GVA RDC, a dΓ©clarΓ© : βDepuis son lancement en dΓ©cembre 2021, CANALBOX β GVA RDC se mobilise pour participer activement Γ la transformation de la RDC en Hub digital et permet Γ de nombreux foyers et entreprises des villes de Kinshasa et Goma dβΓͺtre Γ©ligibles aux diffΓ©rents services internet Γ TrΓ¨s Haut DΓ©bit, commercialisΓ©s sous la marque CANALBOX. Ce partenariat reprΓ©sente un jalon historique dans le dΓ©veloppement de lβaccΓ¨s Γ la connectivitΓ© haut dΓ©bit en RDCβ