{"id":109016,"date":"2014-09-01T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T10:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=109016"},"modified":"2014-09-01T12:21:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T10:21:53","slug":"upgrade-to-920gbps-for-sat-3-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/109016-upgrade-to-920gbps-for-sat-3-cable.html","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade to 920Gbps for SAT-3 cable"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SAT-3\/WASC submarine cable has more than doubled its capacity after the completion of its fourth upgrade, the controlling consortium announced on Monday, 1 September 2014.<\/p>\n

The SAT-3\/WASC cable system, operating at 40Gbps, has been upgraded from 420Gbps in the northern segments (north of Ghana) to 920Gbps, and from 340Gbps in the southern segments to 800Gbps.<\/p>\n

The 14,350km cable system was upgraded to meet growing demand for broadband services and connectivity.<\/p>\n

Overall, the upgrade enables a seven-fold increase in SAT-3\/WASC\u2019s original design capacity, the group said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Telkom, one of the contributors to the cable upgrade, said the upgrade would allow the group to offer “premium solutions at reduced costs”.<\/p>\n

“Telkom\u2019s participation in this initiative further demonstrates commitment to remain customer-centric and cost-effective,” the company said.<\/p>\n

Telkom has direct ownership and investment in the EASSy, WACS, EIG, S3WS, SMW3, and Columbus-3 cable systems, giving it formidable gateway redundancy in South Africa.<\/p>\n

More on cables<\/h3>\n

SAT-3 upgrade under consideration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Internet Solutions increase SAT-3\/WACS capacity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MWEB SAT-3 bandwidth details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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