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BICS and Fastweb partner
to boost international
cabling in Africa
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ICS, a leading international
communications enabler, and Fastweb,
a major Italian telecommunications
operator, have announced a strategic
partnership to offer a combined connectivity
solution which will bridge Europe via Sicily, to
the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
The partnership enhances Fastweb’s
access to major submarine cable systems
in Sicily and enables both companies to
fully satisfy the capacity requirements and
connectivity needs of operators from Europe
to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The
solution designed by the two companies
extends BICS’ Pan European Network
through Fastweb’s fibre optic, high speed,
low latency, single hop backbone in Italy,
connecting international submarine cable
system routes.
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BICS and Fastweb will deliver international
capacity services connecting existing and
new customers in the Middle East, Africa
and Asia to Europe, while offering an
additional entry point into Europe as a
strategic alternative to Marseille (France).
The partnership further consolidates BICS’
strategy to connect submarine cable systems
landing in Italy and Fastweb’s posit in the
international wholesale market.
Through the partnership, BICS and Fastweb
will provide their global customer base with
seamless end-to-end backhaul services
with significantly reduced latency and fully
diverse paths.
BICS and Fastweb will ensure premium
Service Level Agreements thanks to the high
reliability of their combined networks.
“BICS has always been committed to
providing its customers with first-class
connectivity and this partnership confirms
our position as a bridging partner for
operators expanding their capacity provision
throughout Europe,” said Daniel Kurgan,
Chief Executive Officer at BICS.
Fabrizio Casati, Chief Wholesale Officer at
Fastweb, added: “We are highly satisfied
with this partnership agreement with such
a major international player as BICS, which
highlights the strength of our network
and the solid nature of our strategy. The
partnership with BICS adds further value
to our investments, following on from
our participation in the Open Hub Med
consortium in Sicily and the development
of an innovative and future-proof Flexible
Optical Network all along Italy.” n
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