Sudatel, a leading telecom group operator in Sudan and West Africa, announces the construction of the “National broadband Network with an investment of USD 267 Million to be financed by China Export-Import Bank. Sudatel CEO Tarig Hamza Zainelabdin signed the framework agreement for this project in China, in the presence of Sudan’s President and several Sudanese government officials.
The deployment of the new national fiber network will connect national cities as well as neighboring countries Chad, Libya and Central Africa. The new network will also connect the international circuit between the Red Sea and Europe through a new international transmission link.
“The National Broadband Network is a strategic project planned to construct the broadband infrastructure in vast areas of the country and is expected to enable and provide the needed infrastructure for the country’s E-government,” commented Tarig Hamza Zainelabdin, Sudatel Group CEO.
“According to several studies, this new major network infrastructure will support the increase in the broadband penetration that subsequently will be linked to an increase in the country’s GDP,” added Zainelabdin.
The new network infrastructure project will also support the economic and social development of Sudan. GDP growth is expected to grow as the network will cover more areas and more job opportunities will be created from the project where the implementation and construction will require massive manpower.
CITCC, a large state-owned information integrator and one of China Telecom arms, will be the main contractor for this project and is involved in several infrastructure projects in Sudan.
Source: Sudatel