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Submarine communications cable system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.
Cable type | Submarine Fibre-optic |
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Construction beginning | 3 February 2021 |
Built by | Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) |
Area served | Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe |
The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN)[1] and will utilize Alcatel's 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.[2]
A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable.[3]
Africa-1 is owned by a consortium of the following members, with more members expected to join as the cable extends to new destinations in Africa.
Africa-1 will initially land in France, Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.[4][5] The next phase of the cable will include landings in Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique.[6]
Location | Operator & Technical Partner |
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Marseille, France | Orange S.A[7] |
Port Said, Egypt | Telecom Egypt |
Ras Ghareb, Egypt | Telecom Egypt |
Duba, Saudi Arabia | Mobily |
Mokha, Yemen | TeleYemen |
Djibouti City, Djibouti | Djibouti Telecom |
Kalba, UAE | Etisalat by e& |
Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited |
Berbera, Somaliland | SomCable |
Mombasa, Kenya | Airtel Africa |
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