GUILAB is an infrastructure provider for telecommunications operators and ISPs looking for connection to ACE consortium submarine cable, giving them access to high speed broadband capabilities.
Indeed, studies conducted in the past by the World Bank lead to the conclusion that for certain types of projects, such as those developed in the telecommunications sector, it is preferable that the sub-Saharan African countries should partner with private investors.
Two Guinean companies part of ACE Consortium at its inception in 2010 -Orange Guinea and SOTELGUI- have transferred their rights to GUILAB.
It is primarily responsible for : Through GUILAB, the Government ensures open access to all licensed Telecommunications operators in Guinea.
The statutes of indicate that all shareholders commit to providing fair and equitable access to capacity on the Cable to interested third parties through rental or acquisition of rights of usage.
With an initial capacity of 40 Giga bits per second allocated on the cable, GUILAB currently operates the equivalent of 32 STM1, and shows an availability rate of 99.5%.