While parent Liquid Intelligent Technologies launches its Gaborone metro fibre ring
Liquid Intelligent Technologies’ managed cloud and security services subsidiary Liquid C2 has chosen Boston IT Solutions South Africa to deploy Azure Stack infrastructure across Africa.
The first of these centres will be launched in Zambia, enabling businesses in the region to access cloud solutions that meet the local data regulatory requirements and efficiently run latency-sensitive business applications.
Liquid C2 COO Winston Ritson said: “The availability of Azure Stack in the country means that through our partnership with Boston, we can ensure that businesses comply with their country’s data sovereignty and compliance laws. In addition to being able to cater to the ever-growing demand for cloud solutions, we are now confident that our customers will experience the same consistent services across the continent.”
Liquid C2 claims it operates Africa’s widest Azure Stack deployment across four countries and deployed the only African Cyber Security Fusion Centres in South Africa and Kenya, with another four to be launched in 2023. Liquid C2 was selected as an Operator Connect launch partner by Microsoft in six countries.
“We are excited about bringing offerings like these to new territories where there previously was no public cloud available to this scale,” said Boston’s business director Chris Coetzee. “By helping Liquid C2 connect people across an entire continent, Boston can show our technical capabilities to model and deploy large and complex systems.”
Microsoft launched new Azure cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg in 2019 and has signed up a number of signature customers on the continent including MTN and leading African payments technology company Flutterwave.
Botswana calling
In a separate announcement Liquid Intelligent Technologies launched its Gaborone Metro Ring build in Botswana. The ring is being rolled out in two phases and aims to benefit hundreds of businesses in its initial phase, with further connections planned for phase two.
“The launch of the first phase will reduce tariffs for local and international data products, making it more accessible to small and medium businesses that have previously been disadvantaged as compared to the larger enterprises,” said Liquid Intelligent Technologies Botswana managing director Odirile Tamajobe.
“This project is a major milestone in Botswana realising its potential as one of Africa’s growing economic hubs. The completion of the first phase reinforces Liquid’s commitment to meeting the growing demand for connectivity and aligns with our vision of a digitally connected Botswana in which no one is left behind,” he added.
He said the project also supports the government’s strategic plan, Botswana Vision 2036, to elevate the country’s economic status from upper-middle-income to high-income within the next 13 years. “The Metro Ring represents a significant achievement in Gaborone’s telecommunications infrastructure, showcasing the successful collaboration between the public and private sectors to advance technology for the benefit of Botswana,” he said.
Pictured: Liquid Intelligent Technologies’s Botswana management team with managing director Odirile Tamajobe (above, second left).