MTN Business Kenya has unveiled its Global Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN), designed to make it easier for enterprise customers with global operations to easily communicate with their branches and employees worldwide.
Coming with high security, high speed and high quality to business, MPLS will cover 17 countries in Africa, including Kenya.
Speaking to Journalists in Nairobi on Monday, MTN Business Kenya managing director (MD) Tom Omariba said the new technology will enable MTN Business to extend coverage of its global Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Africa.
“This new technology means that MTN Business’ enterprise customers with global operations will now be able to communicate with their branches and employees worldwide,” he said.
He also announced MTN Business Kenya is investing KSh800million (US$9.25 million) on its Metro Ethernet footprint. The MTN Metro Ethernet service is based on a fibre network that will use MPLS technology to supply point to point, point to multipoint or virtual LAN services between customer branches within major cities in Kenya.
