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In a statement, Liquid Telecom said the award was in recognition of their joint work in building Africa’s longest single-span fibre links.
The company said the prestigious awards celebrate the joint work of vendors and operators in innovative projects that better serve the telecom industry’s end customers.
Liquid Telecom chief executive Mr Nic Rudnick said the project between his company and Ekinops had set a standard for the industry.
“At Liquid we firmly believe that we are helping to create Africa’s digital future by investing in technology which is why we choose to build and own our networks wherever possible.”
Liquid Telecom is the leading wholesale carrier in Africa. It has built Africa’s largest fibre network, which runs from the north of Uganda to Cape Town. In total, its pan-African fibre network spans more than 13 000 kilometres across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho and South Africa.
Ekinops vice president of sales Mr Jonathan Amir said his company’s technology allows carriers to deploy long-haul networks with ultra-long spans. “We are very proud to win the GTB award with Liquid Telecom for this project. We estimate that Liquid has so far reduced the number of amplification sites from 16 to five, which translates into major cost savings on both Capex and Opex.”
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