Schalk Erasmus
Steady as he goes When you’re conquering the high seas, you need a good captain and an adept helmsman. The man at Paratus who is set on a course to drive the group’s ambitions over the next five years not only has the experience, know-how and wit to make it happen, but he’s also not […]
Equiano: 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 […]
The Paratus Group’s top operator
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 […]
Paratus and Meta sign fiber deal for Zambian towns
Paratus Zambia, of the pan-African telco Paratus Group, and Meta announce an investment to build a 900 km open access metro fiber networks in Zambia to improve high-quality connectivity in under-served communities in ten Zambian cities and towns. Paratus Zambia will own, build, and operate the network to provide wholesale services to mobile network operators […]
New roles announced to drive Paratus expansion into Africa
business, Group CEO Barney Harmse will take up the new position of Executive Chairman of Paratus Group and Group COO Schalk Erasmus will take over the Group CEO role. They will be working very closely together not only during the handover in the coming months, but also over the next few years, to ensure the group’s new vision is […]
OneWeb and Paratus Sign a Multi-year Gateway Installation Agreement
Paratus will build a OneWeb teleport (Gateway) in Angola which will serve to provide Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Services to Angola and surrounding SADC countries xx October 2022: Paratus Group announces a multi-year agreement with global telecommunications provider, OneWeb, to build a gateway in Luanda, Angola, which will be operational in the second half of […]
Rolf Mendelsohn
There is a particular breed of man in Africa who does not shy away from challenges and instead seeks them out. Here is a man who not only relishes a good challenge but also reaps the rewards thereof. Meet Rolf Mendelsohn, one of the co-founders, Chief Technical Officer, and now Chief Operations Officer Designate – […]
Samantha Geyser
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 […]