Connectivity into South Africa – and the rest of Africa – has exploded in the past 15 years and continues to grow at a rapid pace.
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The 2Africa cable is already helping one ISP find an alternative route between KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
The first big segment of the massive 2Africa submarine cable system, is live, connecting South Africa with Kenya.
WIOCC has connected FirstNet Technology Services to the 2Africa cable system between Durban and Cape Town.
Meta Platforms-backed submarine Internet super-cable, the 2Africa system that will eventually encircle the African continent, has landed in South Africa.
Wiocc, one of the original investors in the Eassy submarine cable system, is gearing up for rapid expansion in data centres across Africa.
Facebook is upping its efforts to connect the next billion people to the Internet – many of whom live in Africa – with new investments in subsea cables, robotics and wireless last-mile technologies.
The consortium behind the planned 2Africa submarine cable system has announced the project will be expanded further, making it the longest such system ever deployed.
Facebook and Liquid Intelligent Technologies are extending their reach in Africa by laying 2 000km of fibre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Google will build a new subsea cable linking the US, the UK and Spain, further entrenching the technology giant’s role in global Internet infrastructure.