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More Africa NewsIntelvision and Vodafone connect Seychelles to 2Africa, their third fiber optic submarine cable

April 24, 2023by myles0

The Seychelles government and telecom operators are investing in strengthening the national telecom infrastructure to support the digital transformation of the economy. The country connected in 2022 to its second international submarine cable, ten years after the first. The Seychelles telecommunications company Intelvision has connected the Seychelles to the 2Africa fiber optic submarine cable, in partnership...

More Africa NewsEgypt: Meta’s 2Africa submarine cable landed in Port Said

April 19, 2023by myles0

Announced in May 2020, the 2Africa cable should connect 33 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia with its 45,000 km length. More than three billion people worldwide are expected to benefit from improved connectivity through this infrastructure. The 2Africa submarine cable of the eponymous consortium led by the American company Meta has landed in Port Said,...

More Africa NewsGoogle’s Equiano Submarine Cable Lands in Togo

April 5, 2023by myles0

Cina LawsonCina Lawson, the Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation of Togo welcomed David Malpass, President of The World Bank, to the landing station of Google’s Equiano submarine cable in Togo this week. Alongside Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé and members of the Gouvernement Togolais, they had the opportunity to showcase this that is helping revolutionize Togo’s digital landscape. With Equiano’s activation on the horizon, we are...

More Africa NewsNigeria: the operation of submarine cables soon to be regulated

March 29, 2023by myles0

Around the world, players in the telecoms sector are increasing investments in the construction of submarine cables, necessary to meet the growing demand for connectivity. However, the anarchic installation of these infrastructures can be detrimental to maritime navigation. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said on Sunday March 26 that it was preparing a...

More Africa NewsMauritius Telecom connects Mauritius to South Africa through the T3 fiber optic submarine cable

March 28, 2023by myles0

The demand for broadband connectivity is accelerating across Africa. In Mauritius, the incumbent operator Mauritius Telecom is investing in strengthening its telecom infrastructure to better meet demand. The telecommunications operator Mauritius Telecom (MT) connects Mauritius to a new fiber optic submarine cable named T3. The first end of the new infrastructure was installed on Friday, March 24...

More Africa NewsMozambique: 2Africa cable landed in Maputo

February 20, 2023by myles0

2Africa is the third international submarine cable system to which Mozambique is connected. Until then, the country was served by the SEACOM and EASSY systems, since 2009 and 2010 respectively. Meta’s 2Africa fiber optic submarine cable system has landed in Maputo. This was announced on Friday February 17 by data center operator iColo, which will host the...

More Africa News2Africa cable to land at Amanzimtoti in KZN

February 8, 2023by myles0

2Africa, the world’s largest undersea cable, is today scheduled to land in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, and is expected to be the catalyst to drive the digital economy. The massive subsea cable, which will connect Africa, Europe and Asia, has already landed in some parts of the country, and KwaZulu-Natal now becomes the latest shore to welcome the 2Africa...

More Africa NewsCameroon: Camtel says vandalism to blame for SAT-3 fibre optic cut

January 13, 2023by myles0

State-run telecommunications firm Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has cited vandalism as the reason for a recent fibre optic outage on the terrestrial section of the South Atlantic Telecommunications cable no.3 (SAT-3). The incident disrupted Camtel’s network and also impacted service delivery from third party MNOs. A statement released by Camtel reads: “Our teams immediately mobilised, and...

More Africa News2Africa cable lands in Western Cape, South Africa

December 13, 2022by myles0

MTN South Africa and MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with the 2Africa consortium, which includes China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, center3, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, have announced that the 45 000km 2Africa cable has landed in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein, South Africa. According to a statement released to the media, for MTN GlobalConnect, this...

More Africa News2Africa Lands in Ras Ghareb, Egypt

November 23, 2022by myles0

As part of the 2Africa consortium, Meta and Telecom Egypt announce the first landing of the 2Africa subsea cable in Egypt at Ras Ghareb in the Red Sea, with another landing expected in Port Said in the Mediterranean Sea at a later date. The Ras Ghareb landing is one of several taking place in the...

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