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Episode overview:
Andrew Hall faces a unique challenge: building profitable telecommunications infrastructure across one of Africa's largest countries with one of its smallest populations. As managing director of Paratus Namibia, Hall oversees operations spanning vast distances where traditional business models struggle to pencil out.

Andile Masuku invites Hall to share on the realities of building networks where "you'll see three fibres running next to the road" instead of shared infrastructure, why COVID accelerated their consumer business, and how recent oil discoveries are reshaping Namibia's economic landscape.

Key insights:
- On geographic challenges: Namibia's vast distances and sparse population create unique infrastructure economics where covering remote areas requires careful return-on-investment calculations across extended payback periods.
- On competitive landscape: Operating alongside two state-owned enterprises creates complex market dynamics where regulatory considerations and different organisational mandates influence infrastructure deployment strategies.
- On infrastructure sharing: Despite logical benefits, competitive dynamics often result in duplicated infrastructure: "three towers standing next to each other" rather than collaborative deployment approaches.
- On consumer versus enterprise: Traditional enterprise focus (75% of business) provided stability, but consumer growth since 2016 now drives expansion, particularly accelerated during COVID-19 periods.
- On technology transitions: Moving from WiMAX limitations (4-10 Mbps) to fibre required strategic timing; balancing asset sweating against customer retention as bandwidth demands increased around 2018.

Notable moments:
1. Hall's description of infrastructure redundancy: "If you drive down the road, you'll see three fibres running next to the road. If you're driving from one town to the other, you'll see two or three towers standing next to each other"
2. The COVID-19 catalyst: Consumer business performed "very, very well" as people became "100% reliant, work-wise, education-wise, entertainment-wise on connectivity"
3. Recent oil discoveries creating positive economic outlook with increased foreign investment interest and improved business confidence

The development question:
Hall addresses the expectation that telecoms should "unlock growth economically for an entire nation" by emphasising education as the foundation. Paratus's corporate social responsibility focuses on educational sector connectivity because "for children to have access to the internet, it makes the world a lot smaller."

His perspective reflects broader African infrastructure challenges: balancing commercial sustainability with development impact, managing investor expectations whilst serving diverse stakeholder needs, and building institutional capacity in environments with limited technical specialisation.

"I think access to the internet plays a crucial role. And I think it starts at grass root level in the form of education... for children to have access to the internet, it makes the world a lot smaller."

Image credit: Paratus Namibia

Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances

Welcome to Chapter 9 of Afro Futurism.

It’s been a minute since the last drop.. so I decided to treat you to an extra long set.. pure Afro Tech that just gets harder and harder as the set goes on. It's a proper journey.

This one was different. I tapped into something deeper. I entered some next level flow state and let the music take over my soul. 

I’ve been exploring the synthesis of Afro, electronic, progressive and Afro tech sounds.. and this one really brought it all together. Darker. Stronger. More intense.

I kept a hard Afro tech line throughout the entire mix..
I wanted to push the energy further this time. Something more powerful and hypnotic.

As always, I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for listening. Thank you for sharing, commenting, supporting.
It’s a dream to be able to do this.. to put my heart into these sets and have people feel it, connect with it, dance to it.

I recorded this one right on the beach.. barefoot, connected, with the sun setting in front of me and a powerful sound system vibrating through my body. The energy was unreal. And the deeper the sun dipped, the harder the music hit. Pure power.

Enjoy.. it's music for your soul.

AFRO FUTURISM #9 (Afro Tech/Progressive Afro)

We’ve been separated 
Segregated so that we may never find the strength that lies behind the greater whole.

We’ve been violated, violating one another based on lies that keep us limited to space and time.

Break the ball and chain, to rise above and claim freedom not just for some but for us all. The rising of a day, that no longer separates the suffering of one man from the whole.
no longer separates the suffering of one man from the whole.

Do onto others as you’d have them do, do onto you, undefined by things like class and race. 

Let judgement go up in flames and let’s celebrate one another and our differences. At the end of the day, count our same blessings like the sky and the ocean, the rivers and the lakes, the moon and her phases at play, we’re all part of this cosmic notion.

COSMIC NOTION (Daena Weeks x Unkle Skock)

Preview of soundscapes recorded in Namibia

Namibia Faunethic sound library preview

www.faunethic.org
French sound designer and field recorder working for game industry. Curious and passionate about everything related to audio, here to share my creations and sound recordings.
Have fun,
Charlie.

Africa-focused technology, digital and innovation ecosystem insight and commentary.

Honestly, what would the world be like without music?

We live in a time where conformity is praised over originality. I refuse to follow paths that aren't in sync with my heart and soul.  It's all I've ever known. 
This is one of my corners in the world. I love making music and meeting the people along the way on this journey to who knows where...that's the best part. The ability to be part of someone's music life story. 
I don't promote my soundcloud, so I'm not sure how you found me, but I love that you're here.
I make all types of music, and I hope you find something that makes your day more tolerable. Life is a musical. 
 If you are a vocalist , hit me up. I love to collaborate.  #nogenre #collaborationKING

Your Favorite Unkle ✌️❤️👽
Beautifully Relentless Music 
St.Louis MIssouri USA

Have a beautiful day. 

Lex Laurence is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting new names in Afro House coming out of Spain.

A DJ, producer, singer, and songwriter, Lex brings a unique sound shaped by his diverse cultural background.. born to English and Russian parents while being raised in Tenerife, where European, Latin American, and African influences all unite. His music blends cultures from all over the world with progressive electronic afro house rhythms.

Known for his ability to read the room and guide the mood with precision, Lex has been described as a “vibe alchemist”, someone who doesn’t just play music, but transforms energy through it.

He is the co-creator of DIVINE:TIMING, an Afro House duo and event concept built on the idea that everything happens in the right place, at the right time. Using music as a vessel to spread the energy of the divine.

For Lex, music isn’t just a craft.. it’s a calling. His mission is to awaken something deeper in every listener, to turn each moment into a ritual, and to remind people that music isn’t just heard.. it’s felt. It’s lived. And in the right hands, it holds the power to heal  the universe.

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