Thousands of kilometers of fibre cables are to be installed across Rwanda thanks to connectivity services company Liquid Telecom investing $34 million in the country.

The expansion will target more businesses and homes with high-speed broadband, says the company.

Meanwhile, operators in neighbouring Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will also be able to connect to the Rwandan network.

"The Liquid Telecom Group has long recognised the advantages of Rwanda's central African location and role as an internet services hub for east and central Africa," the company said.

Sam Nkusi, chairman of Liquid Telecom Rwanda, said: "We are an ambitious company which is investing heavily in laying new fibre across the nation and direct to people's doors. We are building a 21st century network which will help our country continue to grow and prosper."

As part of its expansion plan, Liquid said it would become the first company in Rwanda to provide extensive Fibre To The Home (FTTH) infrastructure, with the installation beginning in the capital Kigali where Liquid has already built a metropolitan fibre ring.

The FTTH service is planned to offer speeds of up to 100 Mbps and unlimited capacity, designed to provide connections enabling usage such as high definition video, live TV streaming, uninterrupted VoIP calling and real-time online gaming.

Liquid's Rwandan expansion plan comes amid its growing fibre footprint in Africa.

In June this year, Liquid completed the construction of East Africa's first ever internet fibre network ring, which connects Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania with the rest of the world. The network ring is designed to boost internet redundancy efforts in East Africa.

The company has also announced plans to connect 7,000 households in Zambia to fibre networks by June 2015 at an approximate cost of $15 million.

Other plans from Liquid include building a satellite hub in South Africa and launching an African VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) service.