- GUILAB SA operates Guinea’s ACE submarine cable gateway and provides leased lines, IP transit and data centre services.
- The company drives digital inclusion, faces infrastructure investment challenges and leads innovations in West African telecom.
GUILAB SA: Expands Guinea’s internet backbone
GUILAB SA runs Guinea’s connection to the internet. The company manages the country’s share in the ACE submarine cable system. This cable links Conakry with Europe and other West African countries. It carries 5.12 Tbps of data. The company was set up in 2011. It started sending traffic in 2013. It is the only gateway for Guinea’s international internet.
Its services include leased international lines, IP transit and data centre hosting. These services run from its Conakry facility. The leased lines offer nearly constant connectivity at low delay to places such as Paris and South Africa. IP transit aggregates many upstream links. The data centre gives space for telecom firms, internet providers, small businesses and government offices. The data centre spans around 2,500 m² and has private cabinets, shared racks and help services on site.
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GUILAB SA: Boosts digital access and addresses key barriers
GUILAB SA plays a key role in Guinea’s digital growth. The company has helped cut data prices and increased bandwidth from low levels to over 30 Gbps. It has also helped bring internet access closer to schools, offices and homes. This makes the digital world more open to more people. It also helps businesses and public services work better with online tools.
The company faces challenges like limited cable back‑up, unstable power and high costs. It is meeting these problems by working on regional cable plans. It signed a deal with Cabo Verde Telecom to study a new cable. This could boost the country’s network reliability. GUILAB SA also brought a Facebook content server to Guinea. This lowers transit costs and speeds up access to Facebook for users in the country.
