Southern Cross, with Pioneer Consulting, announces provisional acceptance of the NEXT subsea system
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Southern Cross, with Pioneer Consulting, Announces Provisional Acceptance of the NEXT Subsea System
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ASN starts building Bifrost Cable System
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The Africa-1 consortium, formed of Etisalat, G42, Mobily, Pakistan Telecommunication Company, Telecom Egypt and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have started the implementation of a new telecommunications optical submarine network.
The 10,000 km cable will supply 8 fiber pairs to connect Africa and the Middle East to Pakistan and Westward to Europe, increasing the available transmission capacity between Asia and Europe.
The Africa-1 system is expected to be ready for operation by end 2023 and will initially have landings in Kenya, Djibouti, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France. The system will also land in Sudan, cross Egypt through diverse new terrestrial routes on the way to France, and further connect other countries in the Mediterranean such as Algeria, Tunisia and Italy.