In a bid to switch from a digital services provider to a technology group. Liquid Telecom has rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies. Liquid Telecom started as a subsidiary of Econet Global, in 1997 as a satellite and voice operator Econet Satellite Service.
By 2004, Econet Satellite Services rebranded to Liquid Telecom and rolled out high-speed, cross-border fiber networks linking Southern and East Africa to the rest of the world by 2009.
The company has grown in the telecom space and now provides services to more than 50 global wholesale carriers operating in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa, Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific. In Uganda, the company recently applied for new telecom licenses.
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As part of this growth, Liquid Telecom made numerous acquisitions, including the ISP Zimbabwe Online in 2012, Kenya Data Networks in 2013, Realtime Zambia in 2015, and Neotel in 2017. Today Liquid Intelligent Technologies is well-known as a pan-African telecoms provider with an extensive network spanning over 73,000km.
The new strategy means the company wants to become a one-stop-shop technology group through an expansion of its cloud business, cybersecurity services, and other technologies.
“This strategic rebrand reflects Liquid’s new digital-first product offerings, enabling employees and customers to interact with each other digitally,” the company said.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies CEO Nic Rudnick said their ongoing investment in networks and data centres across Africa have positioned them to use this infrastructure to accelerate the availability of new intelligent technologies, including high computing power of the cloud, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
