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Paratus Botswana, a telecommunications and network services provider, says it has started work on lighting a new fiber route called the SADC Highway, that will connect Gaborone, through Zimbabwe, to Livingstone in Zambia.
The first section in Botswana, said to be from Gaborone to Plumtree, reportedly spans approximately 500 kilometres and is scheduled for completion in February 2025.
The project, it is claimed, would drive improved rural network coverage as smaller providers capitalize on the reduced cost per megabit resulting from this initiative.
There are further claims that the SADC Highway would deliver up to 11 terabits of potential new capacity to Zimbabwe and Zambia, providing critical redundancy for existing routes through South Africa.
Announcing the starting on this project, Paratus Botswana country Managing Director, Shawn Bruwer, stated in an investment update issued in Lusaka on Thursday that this was another part of the firm’s ongoing investment in it’s network infrastructure to meet the growing demand for telecommunications services in the region.
Bruwer said this was an attractive new route for Botswana as well as Southern Africa.
“The SADC Highway also represents Paratus Botswana’s fourth fiber route: two into South Africa, one into Namibia and very soon this new route into Zimbabwe and Zambia. This cements our position in Southern Africa and Botswana as a communications hub, not only due to the geographic location but also to the foresight by Paratus in addressing regional needs.
“It demonstrates the Paratus Group’s commitment to investment in Botswana and contribution to economic diversification in the country. The various routes now provide unsurpassed redundancy and diversity for the country,” he said.
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