Telecom Italia Sparkle and Djibouti Telecom announce first customers at IP POP in Djibouti

Only few weeks from the activation of the new IP POP in Djibouti, Telecom Italia Sparkle and Djibouti Telecom have sold over 1GB total IP connectivity to major telco operators in East Africa and to a key international submarine cable consortium. 
“We are witnessing a high demand for IP connectivity in the Region which is sustained by existing and upcoming international submarine cable systems with landing in Djibouti such as SMW3, Eassy, Seacom, EIG and bilateral infrastructure, and we intend to continue to develop further IP services in East and South Africa” states M. Abdourahman Mohamed Hassan, Director General of Djibouti Telecom. “We are committed to serve the Region and to support the increasing demand for international services.” 

“Such fast acquisition of new customers proves we are offering a cost-effective, high quality and secure global IP connectivity service to operators and service providers in East and South Africa” say Paolo Ferrari, CEO of TI Sparkle. “Through TI Sparkle’s Global IP backbone Seabone, customers in Djibouti will enjoy fastest access to the big Internet and to the world’s most popular content hosted in Sicily. In addition, service providers will be able to exchange their intra-regional traffic directly in Djibouti, instantly improving performance by saving hundreds of milliseconds with respect to any other European IP hub”.

About Djibouti Telecom 

Established on September 1999 and sole Provider of telecommunication services in Djibouti, Djibouti Telecom offers of a full range of services from fixed, Wireless services (GSM, CDMA), Corporate and wholesale IP/DATA to ADSL networks.
With its participation and ownership in number of submarine cable systems, Djibouti Telecom grows as a strong regional hub that connects east Africa with major telecommunications hubs in Europe, America, the Middle East and Asia. Its investment consists of five submarine cable systems (SeaMeWe3, Aden-Djibouti, Eassy, Seacom, EIG) with landing stations in Djibouti providing excellent diversity.