African « Convergence Partners

SEACOM appoints Byron Clatterbuck as Chief Commercial Officer

September 12th, 2012 | admin

SEACOM, the pan-African ICT enabler, today announced the appointment of Byron Clatterbuck as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with immediate effect. An industry veteran with more than 15 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry, Byron Clatterbuck has held a number of senior international executive positions during his career, most recently as President of Tata Communications’ Global Service Provider Segment, a company operating the largest private subsea cable system network in the world.

Tags: African, Byron Clatterbuck, CCO, ICT, Mark Simpson, network, REACH, SEACOM, subsea cable, Tata, Telecommunications
Posted in Media, News from the Group, Official Press Releases

SEACOM’s Brian Herlihy named one of WEF’s Young Global Leaders for 2012

March 14th, 2012 | admin

Convergence Partners congratulates Brian Herlihy, founder and Executive Director at SEACOM, who has been named as one of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) 192 Young Global Leaders for 2012. The annual honour recognises up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

Internet Solutions acquires majority stake in Synaq

July 4th, 2011 | admin

Convergence Partner’s investee company, Internet Solutions (IS) has acquired a majority stake in locally managed Linux service provider Synaq, for an undisclosed sum.
IS executive for communication services Wayne Speechly says the acquisition boosts the ability of IS to tackle the growing need for managed communication services in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) market, through the delivery of robust hosted Linux and open-source technologies. Synaq, on the other hand, will benefit from access to IS’s infrastructure and gain a strong base of support for African and international expansion.

Seacom continues African expansion in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

June 24th, 2011 | admin

Convergence Partners investee company, Seacom has signed a master services agreement with Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM), the leading telecommunications service provider in Mozambique, which gives it access to the largest and most distributed fibre optic network in Mozambique as well as a diverse route into Zimbabwe and additional border presence into Malawi and South Africa.

Tags: African, agreement, Beit Bridge, border, Brian Herlihy, fibre, Malawi, Maputo, Moçambique, Mutare, network, optic, provider, route, SEACOM, South Africa, TDM, Telecommunications, Telecomunicações, Zimbabwe
Posted in Media, News from the Group

SEACOM’s Evolving Network Drives African Internet Growth

April 18th, 2011 | admin

Less than two years after completing the undersea portion of the first system to connect Southern and Eastern Africa to the rest of the world via India and Europe, Convergence Partners’ investee company SEACOM continues to drive the growth of the African Internet by rolling-out an Internet Protocol, IP, Platform into its international core network.
The IP Platform project involves the design, deployment and operation of nine land-based Internet access points that will store popular web content closer to where the Internet is accessed, thereby enabling a richer and faster Internet browsing experience for end users. Six of these IP network nodes are already live including Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Maputo, Marseille, Mombasa and Mtunzini.

All systems go for satellite launch

March 30th, 2011 | admin

The countdown has begun for the launch of the New Dawn satellite tonight. Intelsat has confirmed that everything is so far on schedule for the satellite’s launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana, at about 23:45 South African time.

The Intelsat New Dawn satellite is owned by a joint venture between Intelsat and a consortium led by Convergence Partners.

Tags: African, Ariane 5, Arianespace, communications, consortium, Countdown, French Guiana, historic launch, infrastructure, Intelsat, Kourou, New Dawn, satellite, transponder
Posted in Media, News from the Group

Convergence Partners exhibiting at AfricaCom on 10 and 11 November 2010

September 23rd, 2010 | admin

Convergence Partners, together with investees Seacom, Integrat, SkillPod, Comsol, Inala, Bloodhound, Convergence Wireless Networks, New Dawn and Convergence Border Management Solutions will be exhibiting at Africa Com 2010 at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town on the 10th and 11th of November 2010. We will also be profiling the Convergence Partners Foundation and the great work it has done in 2010. AfricaCom is the largest Pan-African industry event in Africa, with more than 4000 attendees from more than 200 operator companies across Africa.