At Gateway we are passionate about doing business in Africa. We deploy world class communications infrastructures to facilitate pan-African and international communications and trade. With over 15 years operating experience and a network spanning the African continent, we are a long way to achieving this goal.
We already deliver a comprehensive suite of communications services to over 80 telephone companies and 1,200 corporations working in Africa. |
- Voice Services: High quality, cost effective international voice services
- Data Services: A broad range of connectivity and applications
- Management Services: A host of support & consulting services
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- Network Services: Integrated voice and data networking services
- Electronic Commerce: Business solutions and systems
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Today, through relationships with Africa’s telephone companies, we support the international communications of many millions of African telephone subscribers. The chances are that if you are making or receiving international calls or data communications in Africa, then the service is delivered over our network. |
- As the largest carrier of voice traffic in Africa, we carry about 20% of sub-Saharan Africa's international telephone calls.
- In the world’s fastest growing communications market, Gateway continues to build strategic relationships with the largest players, including Zain Group, MTN, Millicom, and Vodacom.
- Large global networks such as AT&T, BT, France Telecom, Verizon, Sprint and T-Systems rely on Gateway to connect their customers into Africa.
- Gateway has a long history of providing corporate networking services to blue-chip multinationals in Africa, including Barclays, DaimlerChrysler, Proctor & Gamble, and Unilever.
- With over $8 billion of transactions per annum, Gateway remains the largest provider of electronic commerce in Africa.
- Covering over 40 countries across the continent, Gateway has built the only truly pan-African communications network.
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| “The backbone for Africa” |
We own and operate one of Africa’s most advanced regional and international networks, supporting the requirements of the continent’s telephone and data users. We manage diverse satellite and fibre connectivity across Africa via thousands of links into over 40 African countries. Our network provides global connectivity for the continent through major teleport and switching facilities in Europe and the America’s and in Southern Africa, we maintain an extensive MPLS network with terrestrial cross-border connectivity. |
We have a long track record of innovation in African communications, including:
- Gateway received one of the first VAN’s licenses in South Africa
- As the technological innovator, we delivered the first EDI services in Africa in 1992
- To support Africa’s fledgling mobile networks, Gateway launched international voice service via satellite in Africa in 1992
- In 1994 we connected Africa’s first frame relay circuit in partnership with British Telecom
- Our company built one of the first regional data networks in Africa, connecting South Africa, Botswana and Namibia in 1995
- We launched a commercial ISP in South Africa in 1998
- Gateway built one of Africa’s first dedicated Teleport and NOC facilities established in Belgium in 1998
- As a leader in communications technology, we were one of the first companies to commercially deploy VoIP services in 1999
- We launched a suite of data and roaming products to support the roll-out of Africa’s growing mobile carriers in 2003
- In response to liberalisation we launched corporate voice services in South Africa in 2004
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