Vodacom subsidiary Gateway Business will continue its investment in network infrastructure solutions company ECI Telecom, to facilitate an upgrade of its national and pan-African networks.
ECI's solution is being used to carry Gateway's international capacity on SAT3 that services the west coast of Africa.
However, Gateway's investment in its networks across East and West Africa comes ahead of the unveiling of the West Africa Cable System (WACS), due to land in Nigeria in June 2011.
Gateway Business, through its parent Vodacom, is a significant investor in the WACS cable, with the right to land its own international capacity in Nigeria.
“We are seeing increasing demand for capacity between East and West Africa as carriers respond to business demand,” says Guy Clarke, MD of Gateway Business Nigeria.
ECI's XDM multi-service provisioning platform will enable Gateway Business to deliver better node-to-node connection on Gateway's pan-African network, explains the company.
Gateway says the platform's integrated management tools will also be able to carry out easy provisioning, better network protection, monitoring and maintenance for enterprise and wholesale customers.
For Seacom landing stations, the company has deployed ECI's solution to carry the full capacity of its Seacom network servicing the east coast of Africa.
The network upgrade also includes a bond between Gateway's East and West African networks through its European backbone, effectively creating a submarine fibre ring network around the African continent.
“As a pan-African business services provider, we continue to make significant investments in our entire network to meet both current and future demand,” concludes Clarke.
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