Airtel Africa Launches Telesonic, Wholesale Unit for Fibre Bandwidth Services

Airtel Africa Launches Telesonic, Wholesale Unit for Fibre Bandwidth Services
Airtel Africa has announced the launch of Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited (Telesonic), a new fibre bandwidth service aimed at meeting the rising demand for wholesale data across Africa. Leveraging ground fibre assets and submarine cable systems, Telesonic offers comprehensive terrestrial fibre and submarine cable solutions, said Airtel Africa in a LinkedIn update last week. This means the operator’s fibre assets and subsea cable systems will be in the new unit, Telesonic.

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Launch of Nxtra

The establishment of this unit follows Airtel Africa’s December 2023 launch of Nxtra, a new data center business, as reported by TelecomTalk. Nxtra’s goal is to develop one of Africa’s largest networks of data centers, strategically positioned in major cities across Airtel Africa’s footprint. These high-capacity data centers will complement the company’s existing edge sites.

The first Nxtra facility in Lagos, Nigeria, expected to be live in mid-2025, will deliver 34 MW of total power and is designed to host high-density racks, integrating the latest best practices in construction to achieve a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.3.

Telesonic: Meeting Africa’s Data Demands

Airtel Africa said Telesonic, with a network covering over 75,000 kilometres of terrestrial fibre across Airtel Africa’s 14 markets, is expected to bring significant benefits to the continent. It aims to improve the quality of life for communities and boost national economies by enhancing connectivity in critical sectors such as education and healthcare, thereby fostering better access and efficiency.