Meta Platforms aims to complement its investments in subsea cable infrastructure around Africa with terrestrial fibre.
to complement its investments in subsea cable infrastructure around Africa with additional investments in long-haul terrestrial fibreAccording to Alex Masu , network investment head for Africa and the Middle East at Meta, the social media giant sees the next two to three years as crucial for driving investment into terrestrial fibre networks across the region.
“The current focus is on long-distance terrestrial corridors like Nairobi to Kinshasa or Nairobi to Mombasa,” Masu told industry stakeholders at an ICT infrastructure symposium hosted byWe wouldn’t own any of the infrastructure because that adds complexity, especially from a regulatory perspectiveundersea cable system, the US firm aims to drive down the total cost of ownership for wholesale internet service providers in the hope that will trickle down to consumers, improving penetration rates...
Masu said Meta has changed its approach to terrestrial infrastructure financing. In the past, for example, Meta directly funded Liquid Intelligent Technologies’ fibre build in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meta then became a customer on that network by purchasing capacity.
“We wouldn’t own any of the infrastructure because that adds complexity, especially from a regulatory perspective. We would manage the investments through partners,” said Masu. —
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