S and BTS Global joins Smart Africa
The Smart Africa Alliance is now counting S and BTS Global as it's new and latest entrepreneurial members. The organizations will work together mainly towards the aim of achieving the One Africa Network project.
With a vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030, the Smart Africa Alliance has committed as part of its flagship projects to accelerate the digitalization of the continent and increase connectivity through the development of the free continental roaming initiative.
“It is a pleasure to welcome on board S and BTS Global as a partner with experience in telecommunications. This is a real opportunity for the Smart Africa Alliance to benefit from S and BTS Global’s expertise for the deployment of the One Africa Network” emphasized Mr. Lacina Koné, CEO/Director General, Smart Africa Secretariat.
“We are very excited to join the Smart Africa Alliance and look forward to contributing to the Digital Transformation in Africa” commented Ricardo Olloqui, CEO of S and BTS.
The addition of S and BTS Global at the entrepreneurial level of the Smart Africa Alliance is a strong signal that demonstrates the company’s commitment to advancing Intra-African connectivity.
“Looking forward to working with the other Smart Africa members in developing solutions to meet the African Continent’s requirements” says Makoto Imaizumi, COO of S and BTS.
Smart Africa is an alliance of 32 African countries, international organizations, and global private sector players tasked with Africa’s digital agenda. The alliance is empowered by a bold and innovative commitment by African Heads of State to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and usher Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and the use of ICTs.
With a vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030, the Smart Africa Alliance brings together Heads of State who seek to accelerate the digitalization of the continent and create a common market. Launched in 2013 by seven (7) African Heads of State, the Alliance now has 32 member countries, representing over 815 million people, and over 40 Private Sector members committed to the vision and the advancement of Africa.
In 2017, SoftBank Corporation, a global leader in technology and communications, and BTS, one of the most advanced international carriers, launched the joint venture S and BTS, based in Tokyo, Japan. Through S and BTS, customers are connected to our extensive network of global partners as well as our leading business and technology experts, all via a single connection.
S and BTS combine the complementary strengths of their parent corporations in telecommunications, e-commerce, internet, and technology services, and bring a diverse portfolio of rubbing, cloud, and managed services, as a key player in the global marketplace.
S and BTS provide a robust digital ecosystem that is equipped for the future with the infrastructure that can cope with customers’ demands for intelligence, scalability, and flexibility. S and BTS is a technology solutions company in the telecommunications space. We empower our partners by providing a state-of-the-art platform and a fully scalable solution that helps customers evolve their business.
S and BTS is focused on innovation within the industry; creating new products and services to add to our expanding portfolio of managed services, and also providing solutions to the issues plaguing our industry such as fraud.