Telecommunications solutions company Paratus Botswana has completed its new metro fibre ring around Gaborone. The fibreoptic network will provide secure, high-speed connectivity to businesses and individuals in the area.

Many of Paratus' financial services clients, including leading banks, have already switched over to the new network, said Paratus Botswana country MD Shawn Bruwer.

“The metro fibre ring in Gaborone allows secure connectivity. It is independent and fully protected. It bolsters capacity to serve the ever-increasing bandwidth and uptime requirements.”

The Paratus Gaborone fibre network also strengthens the company's network resilience and gives businesses uninterrupted access to essential services even in the event of an outage or network disruption, he averred.

The three-year project involved the construction of a fibreoptic network that connects business and residential areas in Botswana. By circling Gaborone, the Paratus Botswana fibre network also complements existing services, including national and international network services, Internet, voice, satellite, structured cabling and hosting solutions.

Importantly, it connects to five data centres across the city.

“The completion of this fibre ring forms part of the Paratus Group vision to transform Africa through exceptional digital infrastructure and customer service,” said Paratus Group CEO Schalk Erasmus.

“We aim to double revenue within the next five years through investing in and deploying the best infrastructure. We have carved the Paratus path across the continent with due care and attention in delivering Africa's quality network.”

The ring forms part of Paratus Botswana's ongoing investment in its network infrastructure to meet the growing demand for telecommunications services in the country. It aligns with the government’s Botswana Vision 2036 plan to transform the country from an upper-middle-income to a high-income country.

The completion of the fibre ring also ties in with Paratus Botswana's fibre-to-the-business campaign, which offers Botswana businesses high-speed connectivity to unlock growth opportunities.

Paratus Botswana had initially invested in microwave infrastructure and created an independent network in Gaborone that extended across the border into South Africa.

With its latest fibre investment and the new Gaborone fibre ring, Paratus Botswana connects all critical areas in the city and provides Botswana with a seamless add-on to its existing infrastructure backbone, Bruwer said.

Paratus also continues investing in its infrastructure, expanding its fibre line and improving network coverage for faster and more reliable connectivity, said Erasmus.