EASSy proving tough to launch

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=3173

 

[rooijan]

Sounds familiar

Years late and over budget, just like the Gautrain.

 

[Tns]

Last week, ministers from 15 countries approved a “roadmap to speedy implementation of the construction of the EASSy cable, scheduled to be operational in year 2008.” Yet only five months earlier they had stipulated a cost of $200m and a launch in 2007, already a year overdue.

Thank goodness they are "speedy implementing" it, otherwise who knows how long it will take....

 

[pope24]

To be fair the last date was late 2007 and hopefully this will be early to mid-2008.
But I won't hold my breath, these things are always more delayed than Microsoft operating systems

 

[Sneeky]

Ivy also fibbed in parliment when she stated 2007. At that time the folks were already talking late 2008.

 

[Inertia]

I'm doubtfull that i will be getting any of my bw through EASSy this lifetime. I just don't see a physical end to the discussions, the documents and the meetings.

Sure they might say the cable will be operational by 2008, but i cant even imagine them building the cable. I hope i am wrong.