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Gateway Communications, also known as Gateway Carrier Services was a telecommunication business division . It was acquired by PCCW Global, a division of HKT Limited in 2012. HKT Limited itself was a subsidiary of PCCW. Gateway Global Communications owns one of the largest pan-African telecommunications networks, supplying Africa's foremost mobile operators and ISPs.[citation needed]
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Company type | division | ||||
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Predecessor | Gateway SA | ||||
Founded |
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Defunct | 2012 | ||||
Fate | became part of PCCW Global[2] | ||||
Successor | division of PCCW Global | ||||
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Owner | PCCW Global (100%) | ||||
Parent | PCCW Global | ||||
Website | gatewaycomms |
Gateway Communications provided satellite cellular backhaul; international and regional voice and mobile broadband solutions to Africa. They sold voice and data services to enterprises in 40 countries in sub Saharan Africa.[citation needed] Gateway Communications use satellite, sub sea cable (including SEACOM), wireless and fibre connectivity.[citation needed]
Gateway Communications was the first company to invest in SEACOM, which is bringing 1.28 Tbit/s of capacity to the continent.[citation needed]
In 2007, Gateway Communications used Comtech EF Data's CDM-Qx Satellite Modem for their transponder services.[3] Gateway received an award that known as "Excellence in Innovative Cellular Backhaul Services", from Intelsat in 2008.[4]
Gateway [sic] was bought by Vodacom in August 2008 for US$700 million.[5] Vodafone became the indirect parent company of Gateway Communications in December 2008, after Vodafone increased its shares in Vodacom from 50% to 65%.[6]
In August 2008, Gateway established a regional office for Central Africa in Cameroon.[7]
After the takeover, Vodacom spin off Gateway Communications' business services division,[8] Gateway Business Africa. In 2009, it was announced that the business services division would be merged with Vodacom Business.[8]
In 2010, Gateway Communications was expanded into Guinea and Senegal.[9]
In June 2012 Vodacom sold the division Gateway Carrier Services [sic], including several subsidiaries that named after Gateway Communications,[10][11] to PCCW Global for a fee of US$26 million[10][12][13] (HK$268 million).[11] PCCW Global was the international business division of Hong Kong Telecom (HKT), a Hong Kong telecoms provider.
In the same year, the assets were transferred to Gateway Global Communications which is now operating as a carrier services company, wholly owned by PCCW Global.[citation needed] Gateway Global Communications was formerly known as PCCW Global (UK) Limited.[14]
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