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SEACOM Announces New Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Mangale’s experience in running the largest enterprise telecommunications unit in Africa uniquely positions him to continue the excellent work done to date to transform and grow SEACOM

SEACOM (https://www.SEACOM.com), Africa’s leading telecommunications and managed services provider, today announced that Alpheus Mangale, is joining SEACOM as incoming Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2023. He is a seasoned business leader with over 25 years’ experience across the enterprise, telecoms, financial services and technology markets across Europe, the…

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SEACOM goes live on Equiano subsea cable

The cable now forms part of SEACOM’s subsea cable ecosystem surrounding Africa, which is supported by a continent-wide IP-MPLS network

SEACOM (https://www.SEACOM.com/), goes live with equipment partner Infinera on the Equiano subsea cable; cable offers express connectivity from Cape Town, South Africa to Lisbon, Portugal. SEACOM, Africa’s leading telecommunications and managed services provider, today announced it had gone live on the Equiano subsea cable following the cable’s landing in Cape Town,…

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SEACOM and British Telecommunications (BT) team up to deliver enterprise communications services in Africa

Customers to benefit from BT’s world-class portfolio of services with local support and delivered over SEACOM’s infrastructure

SEACOM (www.SEACOM.com) and BT today announced a strategic alliance which will help SEACOM further secure its own infrastructure and deliver new networking, security and communications solutions to enterprise customers in Africa. As a leading Internet connectivity supplier that owns Africa’s most extensive ICT infrastructure, SEACOM will be leveraging BT’s services,…

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SEACOM acquires Africell Uganda Assets to Continue Expanding its East African Footprint

This latest expansion comes on the heels of SEACOM's recent acquisition of Kenyan service provider Hirani Telecom's metro fibre network

SEACOM (www.SEACOM.com), the pan-African telecommunications service provider, today announced it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant step for SEACOM and is a testament to the company’s commitment to providing, competitive end-to-end connectivity and ICT solutions across the region. “East Africa has been…

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SEACOM selects NETSCOUT to offer managed DDOS services to customers in Kenya and South Africa

Market-leading solution provides customers with next-generation DDoS visibility and protection

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (Netscout.com), (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of security, service assurance, and business analytics, and Africa's leading broadband internet provider SEACOM (SEACOM.co.za), today announced a strategic alliance to provide managed DDoS and security services to Enterprise customers throughout Kenya and South Africa, as well as to Wholesale customers…

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SEACOM launches SD-WAN services in Kenya to enable digital transformation

Their new SD-WAN services are now available to Kenyan businesses

Leading pan-African ICT service provider SEACOM (www.SEACOM.com) is expanding to bring its software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) services to Kenyan businesses, offering reduced connectivity costs, increased security, agility, and local support to customers. SEACOM’s experience with ICT infrastructure in Africa is extensive; the company launched Africa’s first broadband submarine cable…

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Developing entrepreneurship in a digital economy (By Tonny Tugee)

The digital economy as we know it refers to the economic activities enabled by digital technologies that connect people, businesses, and processes

By Tonny Tugee, SEACOM East Africa MD With a shift away from physical commerce, consumers are increasingly taking their daily activities online. This shift has resulted in new opportunities for emerging digital entrepreneurs to reap the dividends from digital and grow in the digital economy. The digital economy as we…

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The Future of Cloud Computing: Moving at the Speed of Business (By Patrick Ndegwa)

Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud

By Patrick Ndegwa, Business Sales Lead for SEACOM (https://SEACOM.com/) East Africa There’s been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud. And with services like cloud-based email, many companies are…

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Factors impacting the Development of Infrastructure in Africa (By Tonny Tugee, MD at SEACOM East Africa)

The world is eager to do business with Africa but finds it difficult to access African markets because of poor infrastructure

By Tonny Tugee Without a doubt, Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing economic hubs. Crucial to this rate of development is the ability to meet the demand for key infrastructure. At the end of last year, a World Bank economic update reported that Kenya has seen its Information and…