CBINET

CBINET, whose French name is Centre Burundais de l'Internet, is a Burundi-based internet access and network services provider. The company was founded in 1999 and operates within Burundi's telecommunications and information-technology services sector. Its core activity is providing internet connectivity, but its described business scope extends beyond basic access to include enterprise networking, infrastructure deployment, hosting, and related technical services. CBINET has provided interconnection services using technologies such as multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and virtual private networks (VPNs). These services support links between organizational sites and can be used to connect offices, institutions, and other distributed networks. The company has also been associated with wired and wireless network installation, allowing it to serve customers requiring local-area or wide-area connectivity rather than only retail internet access. Its technical offering has included very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) installation and maintenance, server installation, website hosting, domain-name registration, and the provision of public IP addresses. This combination places CBINET in the business and institutional connectivity market, where customers may require managed infrastructure, hosting, address allocation, and ongoing technical support in addition to an internet connection. CBINET has participated in Burundi's telecommunications infrastructure development. In 2010, it joined Onatel Burundi, Africell, U-COM Burundi, and Econet Wireless in a consortium established to build the Burundi Backbone System, a fiber-optic network intended to strengthen national connectivity. The consortium role connected CBINET to a broader industry effort to develop shared backbone infrastructure in Burundi. The company also received a formal regulatory authorization in 2015. Decree No. 100/44, dated 7 March 2015, granted CBINET a license to establish and exploit an internet network in Burundi. This licensing decision provides a documented regulatory basis for its network operations. Publicly available reference material does not identify CBINET's founder, parent company, ownership structure, current executives, website, financial results, or detailed customer and market-share information. Accordingly, the brand is best characterized as a locally focused Burundian internet and network-services provider whose documented importance lies in connectivity provision and participation in national telecommunications infrastructure projects.

CBINET was founded in Burundi in 1999 under the name Centre Burundais de l'Internet. It developed as an internet access provider, with a service portfolio that also covered network and information-technology infrastructure. The documented offering included internet connectivity, MPLS and VPN interconnection, wired and wireless network installation, VSAT deployment and maintenance, server installation, website hosting, domain-name registration, and the provision of public IP addresses. The company's activities took place during a period in which Burundi's communications sector was developing from relatively limited connectivity toward more structured commercial and institutional network services. CBINET's combination of access, installation, hosting, and technical support suggests a role extending beyond a single consumer internet product. It could provide components of an organization's connectivity and computing infrastructure, including links between sites, network equipment deployment, satellite connectivity, servers, and online presence. In January 2007, CBINET was mentioned in connection with a government decision affecting media companies' debts to the state. President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that such debts would be erased. The reported amount owed by the Centre Burundais de l'Internet was 107 million Burundian francs, and that debt was forgiven. The available reference does not provide further information about the origin of the debt, the company's financial condition, or the terms of the measure. A significant infrastructure milestone came in 2010, when CBINET joined a consortium with Onatel Burundi, Africell, U-COM Burundi, and Econet Wireless to build the Burundi Backbone System. The project involved a fiber-optic backbone intended to improve national telecommunications capacity. CBINET's participation placed it alongside mobile and fixed-line operators in a collaborative effort to develop shared or nationally significant connectivity infrastructure. Regulatory recognition was documented in 2015. Decree No. 100/44 of 7 March 2015 granted CBINET a license to establish and exploit an internet network in Burundi. The decree established a formal authorization for the company's network activity, although the available material does not specify the license duration, technical obligations, coverage commitments, or subsequent regulatory changes. Public reference material provides limited information about CBINET's corporate structure and later development. No founder, current executive, parent company, ownership group, financial data, official website, or detailed product pricing is identified in the supplied sources. The available record therefore supports describing CBINET as a locally operating Burundian internet and network-services brand, with documented capabilities in enterprise connectivity and infrastructure services and a role in the country's fiber-backbone development.

• 2015

  Internet-network license granted

  [1]CBINETen.wikipedia.org

  Decree No. 100/44 of 7 March 2015 granted CBINET authorization to establish and exploit an internet network in Burundi.

• 2010

  Participation in the Burundi Backbone System consortium

  [1]CBINETen.wikipedia.org

  CBINET joined Onatel Burundi and other telecommunications companies in a consortium to build the Burundi Backbone System fiber-optic network.

• 2007

  State debt is forgiven

  [1]CBINETen.wikipedia.org

  A government decision announced in January 2007 forgave debts owed to the state by media companies. CBINET was reported to have had 107 million Burundian francs of state debt cancelled.

• 1999

  CBINET is founded

  [1]CBINETen.wikipedia.org

  The Centre Burundais de l'Internet, known as CBINET, is founded in Burundi as an internet access provider.

A Burundian connectivity and IT-infrastructure provider serving internet access, enterprise networking, hosting, and related technical requirements.

• Connectivity

  Internet access

  CBINET's principal documented activity is the provision of internet access in Burundi. The available reference does not specify access technologies, consumer plans, speeds, pricing, or geographic coverage.

• Enterprise networking

  MPLS and VPN interconnection

  CBINET provides interconnection services using MPLS or VPN technologies. These services are designed to connect separate sites or networks and indicate an enterprise-oriented managed connectivity capability.

• Network infrastructure

  Network installation

  The company installs wired and wireless networks. The source does not identify particular equipment vendors, deployment standards, customer segments, or maintenance terms.

• Satellite connectivity

  VSAT installation and maintenance

  CBINET's documented services include installation and maintenance of very-small-aperture terminal systems, supporting satellite-based connectivity where terrestrial network access may be limited or specialized.

• Internet services

  Hosting and domain services

  CBINET provides website hosting and domain-name registration, enabling organizations to maintain web addresses and publish sites through the company's internet-services infrastructure.

• IT infrastructure

  Server installation and public IP addresses

  The company's listed technical services include server installation and the provision of public IP addresses. These offerings complement its connectivity and hosting activities for organizations requiring externally reachable network infrastructure.

• 2015

  Regulatory license for internet-network operationsOther

  Background

  Burundi's telecommunications framework required authorization for establishing and exploiting an internet network.

  Action taken

  Decree No. 100/44 of 7 March 2015 granted CBINET a license to establish and exploit an internet network in Burundi.

  Aftermath

  The source does not state the license's duration, conditions, coverage, or later renewal status.

  Source

• 2010

  Participation in national fiber-backbone developmentStrategy

  Background

  Burundian telecommunications companies formed a consortium to build the Burundi Backbone System fiber-optic network.

  Action taken

  CBINET joined Onatel Burundi, Africell, U-COM Burundi, and Econet Wireless in the consortium.

  Aftermath

  The available source records the consortium and its fiber-optic objective but does not provide construction results, investment amounts, or later operating details.

  Source

• 2007

  Acceptance of state-debt cancellationOther

  Background

  In January 2007, the Burundian president announced a policy to erase debts owed to the state by media companies. CBINET was identified as owing 107 million Burundian francs.

  Action taken

  The reported debt owed by CBINET was forgiven under the government measure.

  Aftermath

  The supplied reference does not describe subsequent financial, operational, or regulatory effects for CBINET.

  State debt forgiven. 107 million BIF → 0 BIF reported as owed under the forgiveness measure (January 2007)

  Source

1. 1CBINETen.wikipedia.org