Liquid Invests in Zambia To Accelerate Digital Transformation

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Zambian government to accelerate the country's digital transformation and provide reliable and affordable connectivity for all Zambians.
Felix Mutati, Zambia's Minister of Science and Technology, and Nic Rudnick, Vice Chairman of the Liquid Intelligent Technologies Group, during the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in March. It builds on previous investments that Liquid has made in the region since 2011. In the MOU, Liquid Zambia committed to launching a new data center in response to the growing data hosting needs of local businesses and hyperscale enterprises establishing operations in Zambia.
In addition, the planned expansion of the company's fiber optic network will see the connection of more towns across the country and will also deploy the physical infrastructure needed to connect schools and clinics along the Liquid network. The group will also work with the government to provide public and private clouds and cybersecurity solutions to support the digitization of government services.
Hardy Pemhiwa, President and Group CEO of Liquid's parent company, Cassava Technologies, said, "We recognize the significant efforts of the Zambian government to accelerate the country's digital transformation and share His Excellency President Hichilema's vision for the development of Zambia's digital economy. Given the favorable investment climate, we are committed to further investing in Zambia's digital infrastructure."
Mark Townsend, CEO, added "Our team is excited to continue working with the Zambian government. Zambia is our home and we are committed to seeing the country thrive. It is important to us to be able to make a meaningful contribution to Zambia's socio-economic growth and infrastructure development by sharing our knowledge and skills and by providing the infrastructure and services that Zambia needs at this stage of growth."
Liquid also recently partnered with Nokia to deploy its transmission network technology in a new terrestrial fiber optic line connecting Mombasa (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa).