Burundi Backbone System, or BBS, is a wholesale broadband telecommunications company in Burundi.
Services
BBS specializes in design, construction and operation of very high speed networks. It supports the government network, and networks connecting universities, banks, and service providers. BBS provides: As of 2017, the COMGOV government communication system linked 58 government institutions and the BERNet Burundi Education and Research Network linked 14 universities. 24 communes had access to broadband.
- A guaranteed, secure, high-speed transmission service between its points of presence throughout Burundi, with support for STM-64 international traffic to Tanzania and Rwanda.
- A multi-destination IP transit service with built-in redundancy and fault tolerance for telecommunications carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), content players and others.
- Web hosting services.
Backbone system development
Burundi became a member of the East African Community in 2007. At this time, only 7% of the population had mobile telephones and internet services were via expensive satellite channels. It was important to gain a connection to the first open access submarine cable in the region, the Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy).
The landline incumbent