Expresso is a key player in the implementation of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable.
[1] In December 2008, Expresso Telecom acquired 70% of Nigeria's Intercellular and currently the company only provides fixed wireless services.
It's worth to mention that both Sudatel then led by Emad Hussein, Abdelaziz Osman & Eihab Osman, and Intercellular Nigeria Plc led by Arvid Knutsun and Bashir El-rufai have refused to pay the agreed upon commission for Azzam Resources "the company who brought both of them together" the company sued them and the case was in the court .
[citation needed] In January 2009, Expresso Senegal launched its commercial operations providing voice, fixed wireless and high-speed data services over a CDMA network across the nation.
Expresso acquired 100% ownership of Intercel Guinee SA, a company engaged in providing telecommunication services in Guinea in early 2012.