Marking another significant milestone in the Paratus Group’s rapid expansion across Africa, the pan-African telecommunications and network services provider has entered a joint venture with Kampala-based Roke Telkom Ltd to launch Paratus Uganda.
The new entity has been established to consolidate the strengths of Roke Telkom’s long-standing operations in Uganda with Paratus Group’s extensive African and international network.
This unified approach will deliver a compelling full-service connectivity and cross-border solution for enterprise customers in Uganda and the wider region. Paratus Uganda also plans to expand into key industry sectors such as healthcare, mining, tourism, and NGOs.
Roke Telkom — a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) and managed solutions provider with over 19 years of experience — has built and managed metropolitan fibre rings across major Ugandan cities and developed integrated network, security, and managed infrastructure solutions for government, retail, and security clients.
Representing Paratus Uganda, Edwin Kyambadde highlighted the strategic advantage of combining local expertise with continental reach:
“Our local strength and coverage combined with Paratus Group’s African and global connectivity make Paratus Uganda a strong partner for both global and domestic enterprise customers. Our skilled technical teams bring invaluable local and regional experience, offering the speed, reliability, and quality that industries need. This is an exciting time for Uganda because Paratus Uganda will be offering incomparable connectivity options.”
Paratus Group CEO Schalk Erasmus expressed enthusiasm about the expansion:
“We are delighted to be opening in Uganda for many reasons. Not only are we expanding our footprint into another key African territory, but we are also bridging gaps between neighbouring countries and reinforcing our contiguous network offering.”
Reinforcing the strategic importance of the partnership, Martin Cox, Group Commercial Executive, stated:
“Partnering with Roke to establish Paratus Uganda is a key milestone in our expansion strategy and reflects our commitment to delivering quality network services across the continent. The Paratus Group is working with key local partners in its expansion, and we are delighted to partner with Roke in Uganda.”
With the launch of Paratus Uganda, the Group strengthens its presence in East Africa and takes another decisive step toward its vision of becoming a leading provider of seamless, cross-border connectivity services across the continent.
Paratus Group has operations in 15 African countries and employs over 800 employees across the group. This connects African businesses across the continent and delivers end-to-end service excellence.
The group’s footprint extends beyond Africa to international points of presence (PoPs) in Europe, the UK and the USA.
Born and bred in Africa, Paratus is thinking big as it grows its footprint to deliver Africa’s quality network. The Group aims to deliver real value and services to communities across Africa, while making a positive contribution to transformation in terms of both the people and the environment.