Africa Connect is expected to contribute to the growth of internet and data services in Africa.
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[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has launched its Africa Connect network aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity with the rest of the world and adding to the data carriage capacity in the continent. Africa Connect is expected to contribute to growth of Internet and data services in the continent, which is home to some of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world.

Africa Connect has an integrated fiber and satellite network with 42 Points of Presence (PoP) spread across 17 African countries. The network will offer a variety of integrated telecom applications and solutions. The suite of products in the area of global transmission and IP services include submarine capacity, global leased circuits, Ethernet and backhauls, global and regional IP transit, managed Internet, bandwidth on demand for customers, and a comprehensive suite of satellite and managed services portfolio to enterprises and carriers in the region. The network is supported by infrastructure built by other regional carriers.