The new submarine fiber optic cable will provide high-capacity access services on the African continent.
SEACOM has signed an agreement to connect its 17,000-kilometer intercontinental submarine fiber optic network with the pan-European network of Interoute and facilitate the access of East African countries to major European business centers. This agreement will allow Interoute and SEACOM to offer new opportunities to telecommunications operators and African companies and support the growing demand for bandwidth. In fact, the East African countries have experienced a rapid growth in the demand for connectivity, with a user growth of 1,062,% between the years 2000 and 2008.
The new fiber optic cable The SEACOM pipeline will run along the east coast of Africa and will allow the creation of a digital superhighway that It will link South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya with Europe and South Asia. The cable will reach Marseille, where it will connect to the Interoute network, offering High-speed connection to Europe, North America and the Middle East. It is scheduled to become operational in June 2009 and will have a capacity of 1.28 terabits per second. It will also support high-definition television, peer-to-peer networks and IPTV.
This is the Interoute's third project in the area in less than a year, after signing separate agreements with companies from Malta and Tunisia to improve their communications with Europe.
This is the Interoute's third project in the area in less than a year, after signing separate agreements with companies from Malta and Tunisia to improve their communications with Europe.