en.Wedoany.com Reported - Madagascar-based Yas Group is advancing a new round of digital infrastructure construction in Senegal and Kenya, covering 4G and 5G mobile network expansion, core communication facility upgrades, and fiber optic network modernization. These projects will be tailored to the existing network foundations of each country, focusing on improving mobile communication coverage, fixed broadband access, network capacity, and operational efficiency, thereby further enhancing communication infrastructure in key West African and East African markets.
Yas, a pan-African telecom operator under Axian Telecom, is headquartered in Madagascar and currently operates across 11 markets in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Its infrastructure portfolio includes mobile networks, fixed communication networks, communication towers, backbone transmission networks, and data centers. The Senegal and Kenya projects continue the group's strategy of coordinated development in wireless access, fiber transmission, and core networks.
The Senegal project will focus on expanding and modernizing existing 4G and 5G mobile networks. Yas Senegal plans to strengthen core network infrastructure, accelerate fiber optic deployment, and simultaneously upgrade wireless and transmission networks to enhance mobile communication system coverage and data carrying capacity.
Expanding 4G and 5G networks is not simply about adding wireless sites. As user numbers and data traffic grow, base station access, core network processing, and fiber backhaul must be upgraded in tandem. If the transmission link cannot be expanded in time, new wireless coverage may fail to translate into stable network services. Therefore, the Senegal project integrates mobile networks, core facilities, and fiber deployment into a unified construction system, enabling coordinated upgrades across the access, transmission, and core layers.
Fiber construction will handle multiple tasks, including mobile base station backhaul, urban backbone transmission, and fixed broadband connections. Accelerated fiber deployment will provide higher-capacity transmission channels for existing 4G network expansion and 5G site construction, while also laying the groundwork for future network node additions and service area expansion.
Currently disclosed details of the Senegal project focus primarily on network expansion direction, without specifying the number of new base stations, 5G coverage areas, fiber cable lengths, or construction timelines. Subsequent project progress will mainly involve core network equipment upgrades, fiber optic line construction, mobile site integration, and the commissioning of new networks.
The Kenya project, meanwhile, prioritizes the modernization and expansion of fiber infrastructure. After entering the local market in 2025, Yas will continue to upgrade existing fiber networks, expand fixed broadband service coverage, and improve service quality, operational efficiency, and broadband penetration through network equipment and transmission facility upgrades.
Kenya is one of the more competitive digital communication markets in East Africa, where fiber network construction must simultaneously meet demands for home broadband, enterprise connectivity, and growing data transmission needs. This upgrade goes beyond extending access lines; it also involves optimizing existing network capabilities to provide more users with stable, high-speed broadband services and enhance the carrying capacity of fiber facilities during ongoing operations.
The construction focuses of the two projects differ. Senegal adopts a synchronized approach to mobile networks, core networks, and fiber transmission, with the project chain covering wireless access and network carrying capacity. Kenya, on the other hand, emphasizes fixed broadband and fiber infrastructure upgrades, primarily addressing existing network upgrades, coverage expansion, and service capability enhancement.
From an overall project structure perspective, Yas is integrating mobile communications, fixed broadband, backbone transmission, and core networks into a continuous infrastructure construction system. Wireless networks expand user access range, fiber lines handle high-speed data transmission, and core infrastructure manages service processing and network operations, with each component collectively determining the actual operational level of the expanded network.
As projects progress, demand in both markets for fiber optic cables, transmission equipment, mobile communication systems, core network equipment, facility supporting infrastructure, and network operation and maintenance services will become clearer. However, specific equipment procurement plans, supplier lists, and project phases have not yet been disclosed, and the scope of construction should be based on subsequent project implementation information.
In addition to network construction, Yas also plans to increase female participation in business operations and skills training, and to launch more targeted skill development programs. This initiative will proceed in parallel with communication network expansion, cultivating more personnel for digital infrastructure construction, operations, and related service systems.
Upon completion of the Senegal and Kenya projects, Yas's communication infrastructure capabilities in West and East Africa will be further strengthened. Key milestones to watch include the progress of 4G and 5G network expansion, core facility upgrades, fiber optic line deployment, broadband coverage area expansion, and the commissioning of initial new networks.
