Liquid Telecom South Africa, part of\nthe leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, together with a consortium\nof telecommunication companies, has officially inaugurated the landing station\nof the Melting Pot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) at Umbogotwini in KwaZulu-Natal.\nThe Project is expected to be completed and operational by July 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Angus\nHay, General Manager for Africa Data Centres’ Southern Africa, said:\n\u201cEverything we do is driven by a simple yet powerful belief that everyone in\nAfrica has the right to be connected. The METISS subsea fibre optic cable\nunderscores the company\u2019s commitment to provide high-speed connectivity to\nevery African on the continent.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following\nan agreement in 2018 with\na consortium of telco\u2019s including Canal+ T\u00e9l\u00e9com, CEB Fibernet, Emtel, SRR,\nTelma, Liquid Telecom South Africa has provided the landing station in KwaZulu-Natal. It will host and manage the\nsubmarine cable whilst also providing fibre backhaul to Teraco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis\npartnership with Liquid Telecom is an important step for connecting people and\neconomies of the Indian Ocean islands to South Africa which is among the major\ninternet hubs in Africa,\u201d added Xavier Hemesse, METISS Chairman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liquid Telecom has been\ninvesting heavily across the continent where it operates Africa\u2019s largest\nindependent fibre network, spanning almost 70,000km. In South Africa, the\ncompany recently unveiled its new core network that offers 99.999% uptime,\nresponding to customer demand for extra bandwidth and vastly improved\nreliability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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