The unprecedented damage to three major undersea internet cables has thrust South Africa into a precarious position.
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The impact of three undersea broadband cable breaks off Africa’s west coast has been largely offset.
The multibillion-rand Africa Coast to Europe submarine Internet cable system, which connects South Africa and Europe along Africa’s west coast, is now accessible in through Teraco’s peering infrastructure.
Seacom is mulling the idea of building a new, high-capacity subsea telecommunications cable, either along the east coast of Africa, where it already operates a system, or along the west coast. CEO Byron Clatterbuck emphasised
Alcatel-Lucent has announced it is about to begin construction of the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable’s second phase, which will connect South Africa to São Tomé and Príncipe and provide an alternative route to Europe to the West Africa Cable System