Paratus

Paratus is an internet connectivity and digital infrastructure provider serving businesses, carriers, operators, and wholesale partners operating across sub-equatorial Africa.

Key capabilities and services include:

• Carrier services and cross-border network coverage across multiple African markets, designed for regional and international connectivity.
• Dedicated routes for international capacity and traffic diversity, including East–West Connect (a terrestrial fibre corridor linking Maputo to Swakopmund) and the Paratus Express Route (listed at 123 ms latency from Johannesburg to Europe) with direct integration to the Equiano sub-sea cable.
• Satellite connectivity options spanning multiple solutions, including On-Net Teleport Services, OneWeb satellite service, and Starlink services and LEO services.
• Data centre services in Angola, Namibia, and Zambia, with the site stating 99.8% uptime and N+1 fault tolerance, plus protection against power outages.

Available on Web, with a My Paratus customer self-service app available on Android and iOS (Namibia).

Target users include B2B organisations that need reliable internet access, cross-border capacity, satellite connectivity, colocation and data centre services, plus carriers and wholesale partners building or extending networks in Africa.

Notable in the African market context for its focus on contiguous, coast-to-coast coverage south of the equator, country-specific operations listed across markets such as Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia, and its emphasis on 24/7 support through a Network Operations Center and in-country teams.