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Liquid Telecom rebrands, bets big on tech
IQUIDTelecomhasrebrandedto business unit aimed at protecting technological opportunities to the Liquid Intelligent Technologies, client’s business’ data throughout the market with a highly differentiated completing what the internet business lifecycle. product set supported by our existing and networks engineering “Our ongoing investment in our infrastructure and digital innovation.”
technology firm calls “a business networks and data centers across Founded in 2005, the firm
transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop- shop technology group”.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies currently boasts a wide digital infrastructure footprint in Africa, with a fibre optic cable network spanning over 73,000km.
The organisation has in recent years been aggressively pursuing expansion of its Cloud business, cybersSecurity services, and other technologies as add-ons to its existing telecoms and connectivity business.
The firm recently made a maiden entry into new African markets, including Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The firm is currently a Microsoft Gold partner, implementing network security-driven from the cloud.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies recently launched its cyber security
Africa have uniquely positioned us to utilize our infrastructure to accelerate the availability of new intelligent technologies including the high computing power of the Cloud, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security to our customers,” says Nic Rudnick, Group Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies.
“We are now excited to be executing our vision of bringing new
This strategic rebrand reflects Liquid’s new digital- first product offerings, enabling employees and customers to interact
with each other digitally irrespective of the time or location.
currently has footprint across 14 countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also operates data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, Harare and Kigali. The rebrand furthers the Group’s aim of accelerating growth by providing tailor-made digital solutions to businesses in the public and private sectors across the continent.
“This strategic rebrand reflects Liquid’s new digital-first product offerings, enabling employees and customers to interact with each other digitally irrespective of the time or location,” says the firm.
Under its new brand identity, Liquid Intelligent Technologies has eight business units: Liquid Networks, Liquid Business, Liquid Sea, Liquid Cloud, Liquid Cyber Security, Liquid Home, Liquid Innovation and Liquid Satellite.
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