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On Monday, Facebook announced it was partnering with Africa’s largest fibre company, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, to build an “extensive” fibre network that’s over 2,000 kilometres long. Per Liquid, this network is one of the most “extensive,” and “difficult” builds that the company’s undertaken, and will require the work of at least 5,000 people from local communities to create the network that will in the end span from the Atlantic Ocean through the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“We know that deploying fibre in this region is not easy, but it is a crucial part of extending broadband access to under-connected areas,” said Ibrahima Ba, who directs Network Investments in Facebook’s Emerging Markets division. “We look forward to seeing how our fibre build will help increase the availability and improve the affordability of high-quality internet in DRC.”
Econet s Liquid Technologies, Facebook team up to build DRC fibre network
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