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Angola Cables enters partnership with Cabo Verde Telecom
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VTelecom ( Cabo Verde Telecom ) and Angola Cables have signed a cooperation agreement to identify synergies to expand connectivity and network capabilities . The strategic partnership will also streamline closer commercial cooperation in the development of customised networking products and solutions that can be brought to market in the coming months .
The SACS , WACS , MONET and EllaLink subsea cables will be part of the strategic plan to offer multiple connectivity and redundancy routing options for ISPs , enterprises and content providers looking to route Internet traffic between Africa , Europe and the Americas at low latencies on these express routes .
Angelo Gama , CEO , Angola Cables , said : “ This is a first step in a broader strategic
The agreement will pave the way for improving telecommunications infrastructure and services in the region . collaboration between Angola Cables and CVTelecom . The agreement will pave the way for improving telecommunications infrastructure and services in the region and will ultimately make a positive contribution towards improving Digital Transformation on the African continent .”
Gama added that several commercial synergies have been identified to enable better routes and access to multiple , lowlatency network links that can promote data exchange between Cape Verde and Angola and unlock business opportunities on the West African coast , from Senegal to Angola .
João Domingos Correia , board chairman of CVTelecom , said : “ This agreement is an important instrument in our internationalisation strategy as it opens doors to accessing the markets of Southern Africa and the United States of America .
In addition , the agreement will ensure the availability of communications via the redundancy and low latency of the cable system network in the mid-Atlantic .”
Angola Cables is a multinational in the ICT sector with differentiated connectivity solutions for the wholesale and business markets . With a robust transport infrastructure and a highly interconnected IP network , Angola Cables provides access to the largest IXP , tier one operators and global content providers . Through SACS , Monet and WACS submarine cable systems , the company links the Americas , Africa and Europe with future connections to Asia . Angola Cables manages the data centre tier III AngoNAP Fortaleza ( Brazil ) and AngoNAP Luanda ( Angola ), as well as PIX and Angonix , one of the largest Internet exchange points in Africa . •
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