Effective June 2022, GVA Rwanda, a subsidiary of Group Vivendi Africa, has launched a limited promotion to offer free installation including router, for new subscribers to their CanalBox home fibre internet. Launched in Kigali city and Rubavu district, the offer will be valid to new subscribers to boost easy access to fast, unlimited fibre internet, particularly those who in areas that have recently been connected to CanalBox’s fibre network. This comes right off the back of the official launch of CanalBox in Rubavu district in May 2022, that was graced by several dignitaries including the Minister of ICT and innovation, Paula Ingabire, and the French Ambassador to Rwanda, Antoine Anfré. “What drives us is to positively impact Rwandans lives by connecting them to our fast, unlimited Fibre internet at an affordable price, said Julius Kayoboke, GVA Rwanda CEO, during the Rubavu launch event. The offer is valid for the CanalBox fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) “Start” package of 10MB/s unlimited internet at RWF 25,000 per month, and the “Premium” package of 50MB/s unlimited internet at RWF 40,000 per month. About Group Vivendi Africa Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) is a subsidiary of the Vivendi Group, dedicated to the large-scale development of very-high-speed Internet access in Africa. GVA applies Vivendi’s expertise and experience to provide fibre optic internet connections to households and businesses across all African countries in which the group is active. The multinational plans, builds and operates its own fibre optic network and invests in the long term, thereby fulfilling its vision for digital development and inclusion. The African branch of Vivendi launched its activities in Libreville (Gabon) in 2017, in Lomé (Togo) in 2018 and then in Pointe Noire and Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) in 2019. In each city, GVA has contributed to the creation of several hundred jobs and to the professionalization of promising sectors for the engineering, digital and distribution trades. More details about GVA are available on www.canalbox.rw.
