China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN, GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC has announced the establishment of four new branches to the 2Africa cable.
The branches will connect 2Africa to Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, and Angola, as well as provide a new landing in southeast Nigeria.
The new branches will be added to the recently announced extension to the Canary Islands.
2Africa, the world’s largest underwater cable project, will provide a quicker, more dependable internet connection to each country where it lands.
Communities that rely on the internet for services ranging from education to healthcare and business would benefit economically and socially from expanded connectivity.
2Africa, the world’s largest underwater cable project, will provide a quicker, more dependable internet connection to each country where it lands.
The new branches will be deployed by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), increasing the number of 2Africa landings to 35 in 26 countries and strengthening connectivity into and across Africa.
As with previous 2Africa cable landings, capacity will be made accessible to service providers on a fair and equitable basis in carrier-neutral data centers or open-access cable landing stations, encouraging and supporting the development of a healthy internet ecosystem.
Since launching the 2Africa cable in May 2020, the 2Africa consortium has made significant progress in planning and preparing for the cable’s deployment, which is scheduled to begin in late 2023.
The majority of the subsea route survey work is now completed. ASN has begun manufacturing the cable and repeater components in its factories in Calais and Greenwich in preparation for the deployment of the first segments in 2022.
The Egypt terrestrial crossing, which connects landing locations on the Red and Mediterranean Seas via two completely different terrestrial paths, was completed ahead of schedule.
This segment along the Red Sea will be complemented with a third diverse marine way.
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