Political instability in Africa led to Internet Solutions (IS) downscaling some of its African growth targets, but the continent remains a key market for the company.
Speaking recently about the firm's roadmap for 2008, IS new business director Hillel Schrock said politically motivated tensions, such as those seen in Kenya, have affected the business. However, the company still sees Africa as key to its growth, he noted.
"We are involved in partnerships with existing businesses with people, operations and infrastructure in southern, eastern and western Africa."
In eastern Africa, the company uses Kenya as a base for operations, while Nigeria and Ghana act as springboards into western Africa.
In Kenya, uncertain market conditions flowed from political tensions, but these have recently been allayed by moves by all parties to find an amicable political solution.
Schrock would not say how much growth targets in the region were downscaled in the interim.
The company's growth into Africa has generally been driven by existing customer demand for services in other parts of the world, he explained.
"We build on existing infrastructure and where we can't do that, we are able to take corporations into other countries via satellite."
Schrock says IS now covers most of Africa via its satellite link.
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