Acquisition of Africell Uganda expands SEACOM footprint
This latest expansion follows SEACOM’s recent acquisition of Kenyan service provider Hirani Telecom’s fiber optic network.
SEACOM press release
February 10, 2022
KAMPALA, Uganda – SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, announced today that it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant milestone for SEACOM and demonstrates the company’s commitment to providing competitive end-to-end connectivity and ICT solutions across the region.
“East Africa has been an important market for SEACOM since we arrived on the shores of Mombasa in 2009,” explained Tejpal Bedi, Managing Director and Regional Sales Manager for SEACOM ENEA. “By formally establishing ourselves in Uganda through proprietary facilities and resources, we are prioritizing widespread connectivity and opening up opportunities to work with companies looking for quality internet services.
This latest expansion follows SEACOM’s recent acquisition of Kenyan service provider Hirani Telecom’s fiber optic network. SEACOM is poised to support a comprehensive portfolio of critical infrastructure to connect enterprise customers. This includes 760 kilometers of fiber in the Ugandan capital of Kampala and surrounding towns, a 250 square meter data center and offices for SEACOM representatives and staff.
“The acquisition is consistent with our five-year strategy to expand operations in the region,” added Tej. “As such, we are very happy to have a greater local presence.”
SEACOM has been providing wholesale solutions to Uganda since its inception in 2009 and enterprise solutions since 2018. The leading service provider enjoys a large footprint in Uganda’s financial services industry (FSI) and works with governmental and non-governmental organizations, including those in the education sector. , technology and hospitality.
Although dominated by small businesses, Uganda is home to a thriving private sector with thousands of medium and large enterprises located mainly in Kampala and the central region. There is also a growing internet penetration rate with competitive connectivity prices compared to other countries in the region.
Acquisition of an established infrastructure will enable further expansion in East Africa, enabling SEACOM to provide seamless integration of its services to its customers in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and reduce reliance on regard to third-party last-mile providers to provide connectivity solutions – solutions that include wireless and fiber optic Internet access, cloud connectivity, as well as hosting facilities, such as email and security, such as than Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection software.
“SEACOM responds to market needs. Customers start buying more bandwidth. Businesses are using the cloud like never before, using enterprise resource planning, Office 365, and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that serve not only to fill gaps, but to drive transformation and to build internal and external capacities. The growth of the Internet in the region follows the demands of these companies, and it is up to us to facilitate this. The end result is lower prices, better feedback, and an overall better experience for our customers,” Tej concluded.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of SEACOM.
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About SEACOM:
SEACOM launched Africa’s first broadband submarine cable system along the east and south coasts of the continent in 2009.
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Through its ownership of Africa’s most extensive ICT data infrastructure – including multiple submarine cables, a resilient continent-wide IP-MPLS network and metropolitan fiber in major African cities – SEACOM provides a comprehensive suite of flexible, scalable, high-quality communications and cloud solutions that enable the growth of the continent’s economy.
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