Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, Paratus Group, has completed its expansion programme into East Africa.
Kenya has been operational since November 2024 as a licensed ISP (internet service provider) and authorised Starlink reseller. Rwanda and Uganda have recently launched as ISPs, with Rwanda also providing Starlink services. Tanzania joined the network in 2025, delivering ISP services to enterprise and wholesale customers nationwide.
Across all four countries, Paratus supports key sectors including retail, transport and logistics, education, health and tourism, ensuring businesses and communities have access to secure and scalable connectivity.
The Paratus East–West fibre route underpins the Group’s East African expansion by creating a terrestrial backbone from Maputo in the East to Swakopmund in the West, where it interconnects with the Equiano subsea cable, ensuring low-latency, high-capacity redundancy between Africa and Europe.
While East Africa currently contributes around 18% of Africa’s total GDP, Euromonitor forecasts that figure will rise to 29% by 2040, with services, infrastructure, foreign investment and regional integration among the key drivers. The race to build reliable digital infrastructure has never been more critical.
In a region with over 200-million people and a combined GDP exceeding $200 billion, the East African region is expected to become a significant emerging market in the next decade. The growth will come from numerous industry sectors that are currently benefiting from policy reforms and foreign investment, including agriculture, mining, manufacturing, energy, ICT, healthcare and infrastructure.
East Africa’s large youth population is also contributing to the growing demand for modern services and products.
“We now hold operational licenses in key East African markets,” says Martin Cox, chief commercial officer at Paratus Group. “Our network and infrastructure enable enterprise and wholesale customers to access reliable, cross-border connectivity within the region and beyond, supporting their digital operations and growth.”