Faster access to online content in Africa is on the cards thanks to pan-African service provider SEACOM announcing it is working with global network provider Level 3 Communications.

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listed Level 3 Communications is set to deploy its content delivery network (CDN) nodes into data centres connecting to the SEACOM African Internet Protocol (IP) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network.

In turn, Level 3 plans to use these CDN nodes to help enable rich, high-quality content to be delivered directly to operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that interconnect with SEACOM’s IP/MPLS network.

And Martin Ford, senior vice president sales EMEA for Level 3 Communications, has said in a statement that his company has started providing SEACOM with CDN connectivity in its Mombasa facility in Kenya.

“For African end-users, this should translate into improved latency and faster speeds as they access media streaming, file downloads, web pages, music, videos, software updates and other popular content,” reads a press statement from SEACOM.

Mark Tinka, SEACOM’s head of engineering adds in the statement: “We’re excited to work with Level 3 to enable our operator and ISP customers to improve their quality of service and provide a better experience to their end-users.”