Connectivity services provider Gilat Satcom has announced additional fibre routes “within and beyond Nigeria”.

The Israeli company, which has its African headquarters in Lagos, says it has been offering high-speed broadband services over satellite in Nigeria for more than 20 years.

And as of Thursday, Gilat Satcom says it is further set to provide fibre networks connecting Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt to the global internet backbone via the West African Cable System (WACS) undersea network.

Gilat Satcom is providing these services directly to partners and businesses in Nigeria.

“This new investment comes following a huge increase in demand from businesses of all sizes which need reliable and fast broadband to implement services such as online ordering, money transfers, real time applications and more,” Gilat said in a statement.

Gilat Satcom goes on in its statement to say it is a shareholder in WIOCC, owners of the West Africa Cable System (WACS), and that it has commissioned capacity from WACS to its Point of Presence (POP) in Lagos.

“The Lagos POP is now directly connected by fibre to Gilat Satcom’s POP in Port Harcourt and Abuja,” notes the company.

Gilat Satcom this year also announced added investment in its broadband network in East Africa with the establishment of an additional POP in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.