CAMTEL, Cameroon’s national telecommunications operator and SOCADEL, the Central African Republic’s historical telecom provider have signed a landmark bilateral agreement to explore cross-border telecommunications infrastructure sharing.
Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL) and energy company SOCADEL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore infrastructure sharing aiming to lower network deployment costs, boost transmission resilience and improve overall service delivery across Cameroon.
The formal agreement was signed in Yaoundé, establishing a cooperative framework for both companies to evaluate opportunities to share existing physical networks and utility paths.
Under the proposed collaboration, CAMTEL can accelerate its high-speed fibre-optic network rollout by utilizing selected SOCADEL utility infrastructure and rights-of-way. This integration helps diversify data transmission routes and creates a much more robust, stable network extending from the national digital backbone down to local connections.
At the same time, access to CAMTEL’s advanced connectivity infrastructure allows SOCADEL to seamlessly link its regional offices and operational centers, modernizing the management of its national electricity grid.
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By joining forces, both companies can maximize the value of existing public assets, eliminating the need to duplicate construction costs and minimizing environmental disruption caused by building separate underground networks.
While the MoU marks an important initial step, subsequent technical, legal and financial feasibility studies will determine the exact implementation plans for the shared infrastructure, ensuring that safety standards and operational responsibilities remain strictly maintained.
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