2Africa
| Cable type | Fibre-optic |
|---|---|
| Area served | Africa, Middle East, and Europe[1] |
| Website | www |
2Africa is a proposed international submarine telecommunications cable intended to circumnavigate the coastline of the continent of Africa to interconnect Europe and countries in Africa and the Middle East. It is funded by a consortium of companies include several telcos and Facebook.[2] The system will be one of the first to use spatial division multiplexing (SDM1).[3]
2Africa will pass from Europe through the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, and then back into Europe via the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
The system is to be constructed by Alcatel Submarine Networks.[4] The system is intended to be operational in 2023/2024.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Building 2Africa, a transformative subsea cable to better connect Africa". Facebook Engineering. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Facebook, telcos to build huge subsea cable for Africa and Middle East". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ a b c Chanthadavong, Aimee. "Facebook to build a subsea cable to improve connectivity in Africa". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "2Africa: New mega subsea cable to connect continent - TechCentral". techcentral.co.za. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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