The submarine cables that have kept South Africa connected over the past 145 years

[Daniel Puchert]

All the big undersea cables that have connected South Africa to the world

Several recent undersea cable breaks have made South Africans more aware of the vast networks that link the country to the global Internet.

However, many might not know that undersea telecommunications cables have been connecting South Africa to the rest of the world for nearly 145 years.

 

[DStvNothingOn]

Only an article resurrected from 2015, I guess 9 years is long enough to forget and reread

Undersea cable systems in South Africa from 1879 to 2015

Most of your Internet traffic is carried via submarine cable systems from Europe and the United States – here are the cable systems which have served the country over the last 150 years.

mybroadband.co.za

 

[Petec]

Only an article resurrected from 2015, I guess 9 years is long enough to forget and reread

Undersea cable systems in South Africa from 1879 to 2015

Most of your Internet traffic is carried via submarine cable systems from Europe and the United States – here are the cable systems which have served the country over the last 150 years.

mybroadband.co.za

9 years in tech, is like 100 years in any other industry.

 

[supersunbird]

Noice.

 

[Leno]

2Africa lands at Pollock beach in PE/Gqeberha not Coega

Port Elizabeth Cable Landing Station - Submarine Networks

Port Elizabeth Cable Landing Station (Port Elizabeth CLS) is in fact an exchange of Telkom, hosts 2Africa cable system.

www.submarinenetworks.com

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vodacom-lands-2africa-subsea-cable-in-south-africa/

 

[Easter Bunny]

"Melkbosssstrand"

 

[Randomwasavailable]

2Africa lands at Pollock beach in PE/Gqeberha not Coega

Port Elizabeth Cable Landing Station - Submarine Networks

Port Elizabeth Cable Landing Station (Port Elizabeth CLS) is in fact an exchange of Telkom, hosts 2Africa cable system.

www.submarinenetworks.com

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vodacom-lands-2africa-subsea-cable-in-south-africa/

If you can't pronounce it, change it.

 

[DARoodt]

Only an article resurrected from 2015, I guess 9 years is long enough to forget and reread

Undersea cable systems in South Africa from 1879 to 2015

Most of your Internet traffic is carried via submarine cable systems from Europe and the United States – here are the cable systems which have served the country over the last 150 years.

mybroadband.co.za

Its sort of like selling a dud 2nd hand car- sell it again to the next unsuspecting fool, make money again.

 

[lord-of-war]

Praat van bietjie draadtrek

 

[supersunbird]

Only an article resurrected from 2015, I guess 9 years is long enough to forget and reread

Undersea cable systems in South Africa from 1879 to 2015

Most of your Internet traffic is carried via submarine cable systems from Europe and the United States – here are the cable systems which have served the country over the last 150 years.

mybroadband.co.za

The Nostrodamus article in your link didn't cover 3 of the cables, I'd am disappoint.

 

[Mirai]

In the 70s, and that means the 1870s the internet only had one cable to use. Nice that after so long we now have several.