News from Angola – The Centrality of Caála, in the province of Huambo, has had a new broadband internet service installed since last week.
By Amilton Victor
This is an initiative by Paratus, a company that operates in the satellite connectivity sector within the scope of the Maxnet project, a residential fiber broadband service in the region.
The arrival of Maxnet will allow the inhabitants of the Centrality of Caála to have access to ultra-fast internet (between 10 and 20 Megas, according to the contracted plan) with a stable connection and a high level of security.
According to a press release, which Notícia de Angola had access to today, this new service includes technological solutions that will provide access to telecommunications services with greater cost-benefit and contribute to increasing the productivity, competitiveness and economic growth of governments , companies and families.
In the province of Huambo, Paratus has been installing the fiber optic network in the Lossambo Centrality since August 2021, the first Centrality to receive Maxnet services in the country.
According to Francisco Pinto Leite, General Director of Paratus Angola, with this urban center of Caála, there are more than thirty thousand homes in centralities in the country that have installed Maxnet services, and it is expected that by the end of this more than 50,000 are installed throughout the country each year”.
The Maxnet service is present in six more provinces such as Luanda, Bié, Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Cabinda and Bengo, with upcoming openings in Centralidade Praia Amelia, Namibe and Centralidade do Lobito, in Benguela.
The expansion of Paratus’ service in the province and throughout the national territory reinforces the digital inclusion of the Angolan population.
Founded in 2003, as ITA, Paratus is managed by an operational team of professionals, in seven African countries such as Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, DRC and Zambia.
The company’s extensive network provides a service focused on satellite connectivity in more than 35 African countries.