Schalk Erasmus

The real deal

In addition to setting monetary targets, the Paratus Group aims to increase its customer base by 600 000 additional connections by 2028.
3:00
Nov 6, 2024

Paratus opens in Eswatini

Paratus Group announces its joint venture with Real Image and launches Paratus Eswatini.
2:00
Nov 4, 2024

Paratus completes East-West Africa fibre route

This strategic East-West route bolsters the Paratus regional network infrastructure and provides reliable, low-latency connectivity across southern Africa.
1:30
Nov 2, 2023

Paratus celebrates 20th anniversary with lofty connectivity goals

With further infrastructure investments, the group plans to double revenue in the next five year.
3:10
Jun 13, 2023

Equiano cable activated in Namibia

Equiano has landing points in Lisbon, Benin, Nigeria, St Helena, Namibia and South Africa.
1:50
Mar 30, 2023

Fast Congo DRC fibre highway goes live

Fast Congo's 620-kilometre fibre-optic network link between Muanda on the West Coast and Kinshasa is now active.
2:10
Mar 28, 2023

Paratus readies to go live on Equaino with Infinera tech solution

Infinera's system has a wavelength of 800 Gbps capacity, enabling the Paratus Group's fibre optic network to perform better in both upload and download speeds.
2:30
Mar 17, 2023

Paratus Group’s DR Congo fibre highway goes live

The project will enable other operators to offer high-speed fibre connectivity to businesses and consumers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2:40
Dec 5, 2022

Paratus to distribute OneWeb’s LEO solutions across Africa

Companies pen distribution agreement on the back of multi-year deal to construct a gateway n Luanda.
2:10
Nov 22, 2022

Paratus Namibia reshuffles its executive team to support expansion drive

Company will soon announce new Group positions to lead the charge for expansion in Africa says Group CEO Schalk Erasmus.
2:10
Nov 11, 2022

Paratus Zambia partners Meta to roll out new fibre network

900km network to extend connectivity reach to under-served communities.
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Paratus Armada signals Namibia’s 4IR ambitions

Paratus Namibia officially launched its N$123-million Armada DC campus, the country’s first carrier-neutral datacentre, located on the outskirts of Windhoek.