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LIQUID Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Group, has for the second year in succession named the Best African Wholesale Carrier at the annual Global Carrier Awards held recently. In a statement, as acceptance speech, Liquid managing director Mr Wellington Makamure said the award was a reflection of all the hard work that the group is working on to provide connectivity in and across country boundaries in Africa.
The Global Carrier Awards organised by Capacity magazine saw Liquid Telecom shrugging off competition from WIOCC, Orange and PCCW Global.
In the judges’ view, “Liquid Telecom has again shown great promise and ambitious plans for development in Africa.
“It has aggressively targeted expansion of its fibre footprint in the continent and is attempting to access a range of countries where infrastructure maintenance remains the most challenging in the world,” read part of the statement.
The statement says judges noted Liquid Telecom’s M&A strategy as a particular highlight with the company acquiring four companies in 2013, alongside its commitment to serving the region’s communications sector, by diverting traffic as a result of multiple cable sea cuts to enable redundancy on a number of routes from Africa to Egypt and Europe.
Liquid Telecom’s CE Nic Rudnick said: “At Liquid Telecom we celebrate the people who make it happen.
“This award is a real team effort and recognises our company’s drive and ambition to provide internet connectivity across the whole of Africa”.
Meanwhile, the award comes a week after AfricaCom awards where the company was awarded for Best Connectivity Solution in Africa for building the longest fibre links in Africa.
Liquid Telecom supplies wholesale fibre optic, satellite and connectivity services in Africa.
Its customers include Africa’s largest mobile network operators, ISPs, financial institutions and businesses of all sizes in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. — Press Release.
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