Finally, Seacom fibre optic cable goes live
Published on 24/07/2009
By Philip Mwakio
Internet users may now afford cheap, reliable and faster connectivity after Seacom undersea fibre optic cable went live.
The cable connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to global networks via India and Europe.
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete officiated the launch of the Seacom undersea fibre optic on Thursday in Tanzania.
The ceremony was beamed live during a simultaneous event held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique and Mombasa, Kenya.
President Kikwete described the event as landmark achievement for the region.
"The East African Coast, the longest in the world has been without a fibre optic connectivity as the rest of the world got wired,’’ the Tanzanian Head of State said.
Landing stations
Seacom said in a statement that with the launch, its 1.28 Terabytes a second (Tb/s), 17,000 Km has gone live.
"Backhauls linking Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala with the coastal landing stations have been established,’’ Seacom said.
It said the launch opens unprecedented opportunities, at a fraction of the current cost, as governments; businesses and citizens now use the network as a platform to compete globally.
Seacom Senior Vice President, Government Relations Haskell Ward and Senior Vice President Jean Pierre de Leu graced the Mombasa occasion where media personalities were provided with computers and Internet connection to sample the cable.
Tyco Telecommunications Ltd, an industry pioneer in undersea communication technology and marine services was contracted by Seacom to lay the cable.
The facility is set to provide Africa with inexpensive bandwidth removing international infrastructure bottlenecks and supporting East and South African economic growth.
Its commencement is timely to meet bandwidth needs of the 2010 World cup slated for South Africa including the growing requirements of economies of nations it covers.
Seacom is privately funded and over three quarters African owned.
By Philip Mwakio
Internet users may now afford cheap, reliable and faster connectivity after Seacom undersea fibre optic cable went live.
The cable connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to global networks via India and Europe.
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete officiated the launch of the Seacom undersea fibre optic on Thursday in Tanzania.
The ceremony was beamed live during a simultaneous event held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique and Mombasa, Kenya.
President Kikwete described the event as landmark achievement for the region.
"The East African Coast, the longest in the world has been without a fibre optic connectivity as the rest of the world got wired,’’ the Tanzanian Head of State said.
Landing stations
Seacom said in a statement that with the launch, its 1.28 Terabytes a second (Tb/s), 17,000 Km has gone live.
"Backhauls linking Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala with the coastal landing stations have been established,’’ Seacom said.
It said the launch opens unprecedented opportunities, at a fraction of the current cost, as governments; businesses and citizens now use the network as a platform to compete globally.
Seacom Senior Vice President, Government Relations Haskell Ward and Senior Vice President Jean Pierre de Leu graced the Mombasa occasion where media personalities were provided with computers and Internet connection to sample the cable.
Tyco Telecommunications Ltd, an industry pioneer in undersea communication technology and marine services was contracted by Seacom to lay the cable.
The facility is set to provide Africa with inexpensive bandwidth removing international infrastructure bottlenecks and supporting East and South African economic growth.
Its commencement is timely to meet bandwidth needs of the 2010 World cup slated for South Africa including the growing requirements of economies of nations it covers.
Seacom is privately funded and over three quarters African owned.
posted by Mwananchi at 11:04 PM
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