Satellite and fibre-based connectivity provider Gilat Satcom has setup a Point of Presence (PoP) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

The PoP is connected to both Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM undersea cables, enabling Gilat Satcom to provide advanced services such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) with full redundancy.

This means Gilat Satcom’s MPLS network connects to the West Africa Cable System (WACS), EASSy and SEACOM undersea cables via fibre local loops across Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia and Mozambique.

“We continue to invest heavily in expanding our operations in Africa on fibre to provide complete MPLS services with full redundancy,” said Dan Zajicek, chief executive officer of Gilat Satcom.

Gilat Satcom’s Africa headquarters are in Lagos, Nigeria.