
Global cables and cabling systems firm Nexans says it has signed an agreement with Dubai-headquartered IT distributor Redington Gulf to distribute Nexans’ cabling solutions across East Africa.
Nexans specialises in the field of local area network (LAN) cabling systems and also LANsense intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) products, which includes the likes of environmental monitoring and access control (EMAC) devices.
Meanwhile, Redington Gulf says it has offices and warehouses across Africa with the ability to service customers in countries such as Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
“East Africa is a very important market for Nexans. With so much development taking place, there is big demand for the IT LAN infrastructure,” said Tarek Helmy, regional director Gulf, Middle East & Africa, Nexans Cabling Solutions.
“Nexans already has customers in East Africa and this partnership will demonstrate our commitment to them by offering local support and services,” Helmy added.
Nexans move to boost the channel presence of its LAN products in East Africa comes as countries such as Kenya experience strong growth with regard to internet usage.
According to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), internet user numbers in Kenya grew 11.6% between October and December 2012 to reach 16.2 million, outpacing mobile voice users growth of just 1% in the country in the same period.
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