Gateway Communications

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]}

Gateway Communications

Company type	division
Predecessor	Gateway SA
Founded	1991 in Johannesburg (as Gateway SA)[1][non-primary source needed] 2002 (Gateway Communications acquired Gateway SA)[1]
Defunct	2012
Fate	became part of PCCW Global[2]
Successor	division of PCCW Global
Area served	United Kingdom Belgium France Mozambique South Africa etc.
Owner	PCCW Global (100%)
Parent	PCCW Global
Website	gatewaycomms.com

History

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]

Former subsidiaries

• Gateway Business Africa

See also

• GS Telecom