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Paratus Telecom turns on first FTTH in Namibia

By IT Public Relations
Johannesburg, 28 Nov 2016
Paratus Telecom Group CEO Barney Harmse.
Paratus Telecom Group CEO Barney Harmse.

Paratus Telecom is the first 100% privately owned pan-African operator to turn on fibre to the home (FTTH) in Namibia. Connected residents in Finkenstein Estate, East of Windhoek, will now enjoy this world-class connectivity.

The developers of Finkenstein Manor and Finkenstein Village have partnered with Paratus Telecom to create the first ever Namibian digital village, providing each and every home owner with a gateway to the digital age.

Paratus Telecom has already started to deploy fibre to 550 homes, and will be providing an all-inclusive turnkey service solution to residents.

Speaking from his Botswana office, Paratus Telecom Group CEO Barney Harmse says residents will now be able to enjoy endless value-added broadband services and connectivity solutions over a state-of-the-art fibre-optic network.

He believes this is the first FTTH deployment in Africa for a privately owned pan-African operator, built on own infrastructure.

"The entire solution is an end-to-end solution from Paratus Telecom, completely independent of any third-party infrastructure. Looking forward, we plan to invest a total of more than R150 million on infrastructure in Namibia over the next three years, of which R100 million will be invested in fibre infrastructure," he explains.

Finkenstein Village and Manor developer Gerdus Burmeister says the fibre infrastructure will eventually be deployed to more than 1 000 homes. "Compared to any other connectivity medium, fibre reigns supreme.

"Due to its inherent speed, capacity and reliability, fibre will now enable us to implement a fully comprehensive access control and security solution, which will include CCTV on the estate - one of our primary objectives. Residents will now also be able to enjoy access to triple-play connectivity, including voice, video and data solutions," he concludes.

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Paratus Telecom (www.paratustelco.com)

Paratus Telecom is an African telecommunications company with the head office based in Windhoek, Namibia. It also has fully licensed offices in Angola, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa and delivers products and services to 22 African countries.

Paratus Telecom was founded as Internet Technologies Namibia, in 2005, as the first privately and 100% wholly owned Namibian telecommunications operator. The group turnover for 2016 was R1 billion. It plans grow to R1.2 billion for the year ending February 2017. The total budget for Africa over the next five years is US $110 million.

Since inception, Paratus Telecom has established a prolific network extending the entire Namibia, with additional international points of presence located in Johannesburg (South Africa), Lisbon (Portugal) as well as London (UK). This network is commensurate of its ability to provide exceptional customer service at all times.

On 20 March 2012, Paratus Telecom was issued with a Class Comprehensive Telecommunications Service Licence (ECS & ECNS) following further expansion of its 4G network, national and international network to provide telecommunications services to the Namibian public at large as well as the private and corporate sector.

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Ivor van Rensburg
IT Public Relations
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ivor@itpr.co.za