Paratus News

The pan-African telco, Paratus Group opened its doors in Rwanda recently and is now pleased to announce the appointment of Innocent Mutimura as its Country

2000 km protected route connects Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC, unlocking faster, resilient cross-border connectivity for enterprises and carriers. 09 February 2026: Pan-African telecommunications and

When Martin Cox joined the Paratus Group in 2021, his principal mandate was to champion the Group’s ambitious expansion across Africa. His leadership has been

Delivering unmatched cross-border connectivity across 15 African countries South of the Equator Pan African telecommunications network services provider, Paratus Group, announces the launch of “Paratus

Marking yet another milestone in the Paratus Group’s fast-paced expansion across the continent, the pan-African telecommunications and network services provider in a joint venture with

Paratus Group, the pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, continues its strategic expansion across the continent with the launch of Paratus Rwanda. This new entity

The 12th edition of the Solidarity Golf Tournament took place recently at the Mangais Golf Resort. Sponsored by Internet Technologies Angola S.A. (ITA), the annual

Internet Technologies Angola S.A. has launched two new computer rooms at the Chiazi Polytechnic Institute in Cabinda, giving more than 3,000 students and teachers access

Paratus Group today announces the 12th edition of the Solidarity Golf tournament will be held on September 20, 2025, at the Mangais Golf Resort in

With newly licensed operations established in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, Paratus Group is expanding its position in East Africa as one of Africa’s leading

In this TechCentral interview, Paratus Group Executive Chairman, Barney Harmse, reflects on the company’s journey from its early beginnings in Angola and Namibia to becoming one of Southern Africa’s leading ICT infrastructure providers.

Pan-African telecommunications and Africa’s quality network services provider, Paratus Group today launches the first private mobile network in Namibia with LTE and 5G technologies.  Challenging

Paratus Group today announces the launch of Paratus Connect2Care, an innovative initiative providing affordable, high-quality satellite internet to empower health centres and community centres in

A strategic partnership between Eutelsat OneWeb and Paratus Group subsidiary in Angola, Internet Technologies Angola, S.A.,(ITA) has propelled Angola into the space age of connectivity

Following the news in November 2024 announcing that Paratus Group had opened an office in Eswatini, the official launch celebrated on the 25th of July 2025 affirmed the commitment by Paratus Eswatini to expand reliable and future-proof connectivity across the Kingdom of Eswatini through both business connectivity and several key community initiatives.

Three years after the Equiano subsea cable landed in Swakopmund, Namibia in June 2022, pan-African telco and network services provider Paratus Group has leveraged its

Paratus, Africa’s leading pan-African telecommunications provider and authorised Starlink reseller, proudly announces the launch of Paratus EduLINK: a transformative connectivity solution designed to empower schools

Paratus Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Paratus Group, has today signed a major deal with PowerTel to launch a new high-capacity national fiber network across Zimbabwe.

Paratus Group, a leading pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, has a mandate to help uplift the communities it connects by investing in education and infrastructure projects across the continent. As part of its Paratus Social Investment (PSI) program, Paratus is helping to transform lives in Namibia, Mozambique and Angola by providing connectivity, digital resources and educational opportunities to underserved communities.

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, Paratus Group announces the launch of Paratus Tanzania through a joint venture with Tanzanian based Green Telecom. The announcement comes just four months after the group opened Paratus Kenya, further strengthening the Group’s entry into East Africa and its ambitious sub-equatorial expansion plans in Africa.

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, Paratus Group is further cementing its ambitious sub-equatorial expansion with the launch of Paratus Kenya through a joint venture with Nairobi based IT and ISP company, MoveOn Telecoms Ltd. The new company has been created to provide and install Starlink services initially. Last year, Paratus was
announced as an Authorised Reseller of Starlink global LEO (low earth orbit) satellite services across Africa. The launch of Paratus Kenya follows soon after the opening, last month, of Paratus Eswatini, affirming that the group’s expansion plans continue apace.

Having led the pan-African telecommunications group Paratus for the past two years, Schalk Erasmus has realized there are often different ways to steer the ship.

Paratus Group, a leading pan-African telecommunications provider, recently launched the Paratus Express Route, a groundbreaking fiber route that provides the fastest connectivity between Johannesburg and

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, Paratus Group furthers its sub equatorial expansion with the launch of Paratus Eswatini through a joint venture with Mbabane

Paratus Group, the pan-African telco, has completed its East-West Africa fiber route, offering a fast and resilient link to anywhere in the world from anywhere

A one-stop satellite communications solution is no longer viable, following the recent, sudden and unexpected loss of Intelsat IS-33e, which is a key satellite serving

The pan-African telco, Paratus Group, announced it is providing LEO satellite solutions to clients in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia. Speaking at the Atlantic Convergence conference in Lisbon this week, Chief Technical Officer of the Paratus Group, Mr. Rolf Mendelsohn says: “We have always known that reliable, fast, and secure connectivity will be the key to unlocking the enormous potential that exists in Africa. With LEO satellite technology, we are broadening our network offerings even further to provide unlimited connectivity for our current markets, with plans to expand across the continent.”

Kinshasha: In a large and densely populated developing country like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), quality connections and communication are vital for the country’s growth and for its inclusion in the new digital age. One man is helping to champion new links, new routes and new ways of working. Meet François-Xavier Kabemba, the General Manager of FAST Congo in Kinshasha.

The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Botswana Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, Cecil Masiga said that the recently launched Botswana Kalahari Fiber route (BKF) is a triumph for the people of Botswana and for the country’s economy.  He was speaking at an event held at Paratus Botswana Head Office in Gaborone, to officially mark the opening of the BKF route.

Francisco Pinto Leite, MD of Internet Technologies Angola, S.A.

As the MD of Internet Technologies Angola, S.A. (a Paratus Group operation), Francisco Pinto Leite knows when to open doors and how to create a massive telco gateway in his country.

Before accepting any acknowledgements, he credits his team first, knowing that without their support and hard work, he couldn’t begin to take on and win the business challenges he relishes.  Andrew Hall, the Managing Director (MD) of Paratus Namibia, is a solutions cracker and someone who sees obstacles on the telecommunications landscape as mini hurdles that must simply be cleared.

Paratus Namibia Holdings Limited (PNH), a leading telecommunications company in Namibia, has successfully raised over N$600-million through its recent Rights Issue and investment drive, which

And offers the global financial sector the fastest low latency connectivity between Johannesburg and London. Paratus Group, a leading pan-African telecommunications provider, has signed with BSO

Paratus Group announces that it has now launched the fastest fiber express route from Johannesburg to Europe. Using Infinera FlexILS and GX Series DWDM equipment,

Rui Costa, the dynamic Managing Director of Paratus Mozambique, is a man with a mission, a man who believes that whatever he visualises will become

Distribution Partner agreement marks a crucial step in bridging the digital divide in Africa

08 March 2023: Paratus Group, the African-born telco, announces that all five of the group’s Data Centers have been awarded ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 27001

Fast Congo – a subsidiary of GBS & the Paratus Group – announces massive fiber capacity is now activated in DRC. 16 March 2023:  The

To take the strain off your infrastructure, your costs, and your stress levels, that’s why.   Gert Duvenhage, COO of Paratus Group While cognitive biases and

22 November 2023:  At the Africa Digital Expo in Kinshasa today Fast Congo, a subsidiary of the pan-African operator the Paratus Group in the Democratic

09 November 2023 – Paratus Group has secured funding of US$ 31 million to help realise its ambitious infrastructure expansion plans, the pan-African telco says

How Paratus is the pulse that will connect Africa  According to Statista.com, as of 2020, the average startup failure rate of businesses in Africa stood

22 September 2023:  Paratus Group announces that it has entered an agreement as a distributor for Starlink’s high-speed services across the African continent. This agreement

For the past thirteen years, Colwyn van Rensburg has been an integral part of the Paratus Group, playing a vital role in its success. Warm,

This partnership offers the oil and gas industry in Angola, Mozambique and Namibia unequalled turnkey solutions for high capacity, low latency offshore communications  10 July

The Paratus Group announces the construction of its third DC in Angola and fifth DC in southern Africa. Paratus is exhibiting at the Pan African

Windhoek, 12 June 2023: Paratus, the landing partner for the Equiano subsea cable in Namibia, is thrilled to announce the activation of the cable today.

Stefan de Bruin, CFO of Paratus Group, approaches his role much like an adventurer preparing for an epic journey. Just as an adventurer meticulously plans

Despite being near extinction in the early ‘90s, and thanks to the pioneering work by the celebrated conservationist, Philip (Flip) Stander, the desert lions on

A desert rose among thorny legal issues As the woman in charge of everything legal at the Paratus Group, Ana Santos could be described as

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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