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Seacom to extend fibre reach in Western Cape

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 04 Aug 2017
Seacom expands fibre reach in the Western Cape.
Seacom expands fibre reach in the Western Cape.

Pan-African telecom enabler Seacom today announced it has acquired Cape Town-based Internet service provider MacroLan to extend fibre networks in the Western Cape.

The acquisition is in line with Seacom's strategy to extend the reach of its fibre network to more metropolitan areas across South Africa, as well as to bolster its managed services capability for business customers.

MacroLan will become Seacom's Cape Town regional office and will lead Seacom's expansion in the Western Cape market for fibre Internet access to the business-customer premises.

MacroLan currently manages a fibre network serving a growing number of Cape Town's commercial users. It also owns and manages fibre infrastructure and access at numerous buildings, offering clients access to a range of business broadband services as well as value-added services.

"Seacom has grown significantly following the successful launch of Seacom Business, which focuses on bringing broadband and cloud services directly to commercial business users. The MacroLan acquisition is a continuation of this story, through which we will grow the Seacom family of talented staff and satisfied customers in the Western Cape," says Byron Clatterbuck, Seacom CEO.

MacroLan CEO Paul Johnson says the company's existing customers will benefit from the network now being integrated directly into Seacom's African networks and submarine cable investments.

Suveer Ramdhani, chief development officer at Seacom, says the company will leverage MacroLan's experience with fibre infrastructure deployment to further jointly develop its national network.

The Seacom Business division offers connectivity and cloud services in South African metros, with fibre Internet access options ranging from 25Mbps up to 1Gbps.

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