As a signal of the growing importance of cellular networks within Africa, Gateway Communications, a provider of wholesale international voice and data services throughout Africa and the Middle East, and MTN, the largest telecommunications operator in Uganda, have signed an interconnect agreement.
The agreement allows for Gateway to terminate international telephone calls into Uganda and provides MTN with low-cost international calling services. Gateway Communications is the largest wholesale carrier focused exclusively on providing international services in Africa and the Middle East.
The new service will allow MTN to increase traffic volumes and settlement revenue by working with Gateway to promote the MTN codes through the international telephony markets. Gateway`s existing customers include traditional Tier-1 carriers and non-traditional sources of traffic such as the international calling-card market. The service will also allow MTN to increase subscriber revenue through the provision of cost efficient, high quality international telephony to key international destinations, such as European mobile networks, through Gateway`s targeted Route Management Services.
MTN and Gateway Communications will route traffic over a high capacity private network to ensure that Gateway`s customers and MTN`s subscribers are provided with a high quality of service. As a result, Gateway is able to deliver the cost-savings of voice over IP technology with the quality of a traditional telephone network.
According to Thomas Bragaw, CEO of MTN Uganda: "We are pleased to interconnect with Gateway Communications and value their focus on service delivery across Africa and their extensive experience in countries like Uganda."
According to Mike van den Bergh, MD of Gateway Communications South Africa: "The importance of cellular networks in Africa cannot be overstated. With the majority of calls now entering and leaving our network travelling to or from different wireless networks we are pleased to welcome MTN Uganda to our growing pan-African network."
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