Silicone Connect was established in 2020 as part of a public-private partnership with the Congolese government to operate and commercialize the national fiber optic network. Cape Town, South Africa – November 10–13, 2025 – Fiber optic infrastructure operator Silicone Connect announces its participation in the Africa Tech Festival 2025, one of the continent's most influential gatherings for the telecommunications and technology sectors. The event will take place at the. YAO Corp's investment has enabled Silicone to pioneer the use of fibre optic cables technology to form million of connections and fuel business growth and success. Established in September 2020, Silicone Connect is an optical fiber infrastructure operator and an internet service provider in the. FIBER OPTIC SERVICE YAO Corp Group has been the concessionaire of the National Fiber Optic Backbone since 2020 in Brazzaville - République of Congo and operates it under its subsidiary SILICONE CONNECT. It is governed by the Uniform Act revised on January 30, 2014 relating to the law of Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Grouping and by all other laws and regulations in force in the DRC, not. We also acquired a second concession to connect Cameroon and the Central African Republic under the DATACAB brand, thus contributing to sub-regional integration. ” Silicone Connect's future does not end there. The company's involvement at this year's event underscores its long-term commitment to digital transformation in Congo.