PCCW Global and Africa’s Paratus Telecom have signed an international, wholesale MPLS and IPX interconnection agreement to enhance HD voice and MPLS network coverage in Namibia and neighboring countries.
The collaboration will provide PCCW Global additional access to the strong developing economies of Angola and Zambia.
The move will also see Paratus Telecom’s Ethernet, voice and IP VPN coverage extended via PCCW Global’s resilient MPLS/IPX network, which reaches over 3,000 cities in more than 130 countries. At the same time, Paratus will benefit from PCCW Global’s direct ownership in the major undersea West African Cable System (WACS).
The interconnection agreement for HD voice and data services will boost general business development in Africa, a significant market for both parties. Paratus Telecom has offices in Namibia, coupled with regional operations in Angola and Zambia, and via the interconnection will be able to offer services to about 40 nations on the African continent.
Mr. John D’Alton, Paratus Telecom’s managing director, said, “This collaboration is an important milestone in the development of our international business, especially for international data and voice services. It will extend coverage of our services beyond Namibia to the rest of the world and vice versa. This relationship further benefits the countries in which we operate, where international carrier products are already showing a trend of higher capacity at lower cost.”
He added, “We have also concluded a voice interconnection agreement, which now extends international coverage for our voice platform, thereby enhancing the power of our 083 national prefix number in Namibia. This benefits voice service end-users, while leveraging the cost advantages of working with a global telecommunications carrier such as PCCW Global.”
