Telstra today announced the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Johannesburg, increasing its network footprint in South Africa and providing greater connectivity and redundancy options for businesses operating across the continent. Launched in partnership with Internet Solutions – a Pan-African telecoms service provider to public and private sector organisations – the new Johannesburg PoP builds on Telstra’s existing Network-to-Network interconnection (NNI) across 16 African countries, including Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The enhanced services represent another step in Telstra’s international expansion, and will act as a gateway for businesses looking to grow their footprint across Africa.
Bernadette Noujaim Baldwin, Telstra’s Head of Connectivity & Platforms Portfolio, Global Enterprise & Services
Since its admission into the economic coalition of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICS), South Africa is an emerging power, with one of the fastest-growing internet economies in the world. With these economic conditions in mind, we’re seeing demand for data connectivity throughout South Africa grow as an increasing number of Asian, European and American headquartered businesses look here for long-term growth opportunities. To effectively cater to the needs of local and multi-national businesses operating here, we knew we needed to partner with an expert local provider, which is why we are leveraging Internet Solutions’ network footprint to extend our service coverage and provide customers the same security, redundancy and quality of service offered on the Telstra network.
