NEWS
Liquid Telecom Rwanda launches fast fibre
broadband in Kigali
broadband network Liquid Telecom has set
a new benchmark for affordable Internet
connectivity aligned to the government’s
digital agenda.”
L
iquid Telecom Rwanda, part of the pan-
African telecoms group Liquid Telecom,
has launched Liquid Home, affordable
super-fast broadband. This announcement
coincides with the company’s re-brand
of its retail arm from Hai to Liquid Home.
Alexis Kabeja, CEO of Liquid Telecom in
Sam Nkusi, Chairman, Liquid Telecom East
Africa, said: “Rwanda is one of the fastest-
growing African countries in ICT with
more of our citizens than ever now using
the Internet. Liquid Telecom is playing a
key role in driving Internet penetration
and bridging the digital divide by offering
faster, reliable and affordable broadband
Internet connectivity to more people as the
Government of Rwanda continues to push
the ICT agenda.”
Rwanda, said: “With Liquid Home, users get
unlimited high-speed Internet, significant
price reductions and free installation across
all of our packages. This includes feature-rich
options for the most demanding consumers.
By making it easy for more homes to
connect to the fastest and most reliable
With Liquid Home, people living in selected
residential areas across the city of Kigali will
benefit from: 24/7 Internet connectivity
across Liquid Telecom’s fibre network and
unlimited data across all packages with free
fibre installation.
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Avaya helps Coronavirus battle in South Africa
S
outh Africa is one of the countries
benefitting from Avaya helping
educational institutions overcome the
Coronavirus crisis.
In a bid to help communities dealing with
the outbreak, Avaya has made Avaya
Spaces, a cloud-based collaboration app
that enables virtual learning, available for
free to schools, universities and non-profit
organisations. The move, part of the new
#AvayaCares initiative, is offered as a
solution to those affected by travel barriers
being erected as governments work to stop
the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The free Avaya Spaces offer provides a cloud
meeting and team collaboration solution
that enables people and organisations to
connect and collaborate remotely – and
goes beyond integrating chat, voice, video,
online meetings and content sharing. It gives
users all the meeting and team collaboration
features they need, including voice and video
conferencing for up to 200 participants.
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“I know there is an especially immediate
need in the education sector as school and
university administrators consider the safety
of their students while ensuring continuity
of their classes, engagement with their
students and delivering on their educational
objectives,” said Jim Chirico, President and
CEO of Avaya.
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