|
IT Developments
Date Prev | Date Next |
Date Index |
Thread Index |
Author Index |
Historical
New undersea cable gives Africa high-speed Internet
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Thu Jul 23 09:55:39 2009
New undersea cable gives Africa high-speed Internet
www.yahoo.com
July 23, 2009
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A 13,700-kilometre (8,500-mile) undersea
fibre-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access on Africa's
Indian Ocean coast went live on Thursday, its operator said.
"Today is a historic day for Africa and marks the dawn of a new era for
communications between the continent and the rest of the world," chief
executive of SEA Cable System, Brian Herlihy, said in a statement.
Connections linking Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala with the coastal
landing stations have already been established, the company said, while
final links to Kigali and Addis Ababa are underway.
The cable is expected to reduce the cost of broadband access and boost
international connections between the east coast of Africa, India and
Europe.
"Our tireless efforts of the past 24 months have come to fruition, and
we are proud to be the first to provide affordable, high quality
broadband capacity and experience to east African economies," said Herlihy.
Lack of high-speed broadband in many African countries results in poor
but expensive Internet access, limiting connectivity between the
continent and the world.
|
|
|
