Congo's Pointe-Noire has become the third metropolitan area in Africa to see the arrival of the Canalbox fibre offering, available on the FTTH network deployed by Vivendi subsidiary GVA (Group Vivendi Africa).The Canalbox service has been available in Gabon's capital Libreville since October 2017 and was launched in Togo’s capital Lome at the end of March 2018. It is also marketed to business customers, in the Pro version of the Canalbox offering.
GVA said that it will continue to bring FTTH connectivity to other metropolitan areas in Africa. According to the Canalbox website, the service will soon launch in Benin, becoming available to a large portion of the population in Cotonou.