Converged telecommunications services company Paratus has further cemented its footprint in Botswana.

A multimillion-dollar investment in its own infrastructure and a strategic partnership within Botswana are making the company’s bid to deliver Africa’s high-quality network a reality, building a network with double routes providing unrivalled uptime.

“Quality connections are a lifeline for business today and they should always be reliable,” says Paratus Botswana MD Shawn Bruwer.

He explains that a rapidly growing client base, including Bank Gaborone, FNB, Coca-Cola, Spar, Stefanutti Stocks, Canon, BOC and Old Mutual, is endorsing the company’s ‘thinking big’ rationale.

“Our service helps customers conduct their business efficiently, all the time, and wherever they need it – in Africa and anywhere across the globe,” he continues, noting that customers do not need to buy two active connections to maximise uptime because Paratus guarantees service delivery with its independent infrastructure.

Paratus is the only licensed service provider to offer a wholly owned, independent cross-border service from Botswana, which plays a strong strategic role in connecting the Southern African region.

Companies need fast, broad coverage with risk-free access to safe, secure connections and the telecommunications operator’s double-route network enables managed end-to-end connections.

“This means Paratus can confidently exceed uptime service level agreements for large multinationals in the Southern African Development Community [region] at competitive rates,” Bruwer adds.

The group is heavily investing in delivering a high-quality network across Africa and developed the first network to link the West and East coasts.

“Investment paves the way for businesses to better connect and do better business. This key advantage, particularly in tough economic trading times, allows customers to also ‘think big’ and to capitalise on always being connected,” he concludes.

Paratus operates in six Southern African countries, namely South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana, and provides services in over 20 further markets by means of satellite.

Other services offered include fibre, wireless and cloud.