MTN plans to build 20,000km fibre network to link 10 African countries
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-phone operator, plans to build a $320-million (R6.01-billion) inland fibre cable to connect 10 countries, as telecommunications companies push to expand service to the continent’s...
World's longest undersea fibre cable lands in Amanzimtoti
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) expects to land the Facebook-backed, 45,000km-long 2Africa undersea fibre cable at Amanzimtoti near Durban on Monday, according to reports.
This comes after successful landings at Yzerfontein...
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Equiano's landing is good news for South Africa's fibre networks
Google's Equiano cable landed in Melkbosstrand in Cape Town on 8 August 2022, and the additional undersea capacity promises several benefits to South African fibre network operators (FNOs) and their customers.
MyBroadband asked...
Where Facebook's massive 2Africa cable will land in South Africa
Facebook's 2Africa undersea cable will land at three sites in South Africa and will substantially increase South Africa's international Internet capacity.
The three sites include Duynefontein in the Western Cape, Mtunzini in...
Photos of MTN GlobalConnect's 2Africa undersea cable landing in South Africa
The world’s longest undersea cable, 2Africa, has made landfall at Duynefontein near Cape Town.
MTN GlobalConnect officially announced the landing on Tuesday. It brought the cable to shore last week.
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