Internet Solutions expanding into Africa, Asia
Communications service provider IS (Internet Solutions) is investigating the option of moving into Asia, with the help of its parent company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT). In an effort to expand beyond South Africa, IS formed IS International in November last year.
Internet Solutions is investigating the option of moving into Asia (image: stock.xchng)
But Asia isn’t the only location the company would like to expand into, as the formation of IS International will allow them to strengthen their presence in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique – while also looking at Angola, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
“There are a number of exciting prospects on the horizon for IS International. We have taken a number of existing businesses and consolidated them as we plan to move deeper into Africa, which we are extremely excited about due to the sheer number of possibilities on the continent,” Derek Wilcocks, MD at Internet Solutions told BusinessTech.
On the Asian front, Wilcocks added that they have already begun to move their Asia Point of Presence (PoP) into NTT’s data centre. “We are also working closely with our parent company, NTT as we expand into Asia. We have already moved our Asia Point of Presence (PoP) into NTT’s data centre, which was a major step in ensuring that all our sub-Saharan African clients have connectivity anywhere in the world when they travel or look to expand.”
“We are on a steady expansion drive in terms of building out our fibre and last mile networks, as well as our data centre network. We will also be spending to realise our investment into WACS and also realise our other business objectives,” Wilcocks concluded.
Charlie Fripp – Acting Online editor