PROJECT # 0015 |
Submarine Cable Branching Unit (Equiano and 2-Africa to Namibia) |
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LOCATION AND SIZE | Swakopmund, Namibia | |
HOLDER | Government of Namibia | |
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STATUS | S4A: tendering | |
TENTATIVE TENDERING | ||
AMOUNT | Not yet determined | |
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PRESENTATION | Both Equiano and 2Africa are subsea cables that will connect Africa to Europe. Equiano subsea cable is a private international cable funded by Google that will connect Africa with Europe. Running from Portugal to South Africa along the West Coast of Africa, the cable foresees branching units along the way that can be used to extend connectivity to additional African countries. The cable was landed at Swakopmund in June 2022 by landing partners Paratus Group and Telecom Namibia, which were contracted to build and operate the landing station. 2Africa will be the longest submarine cable system ever deployed with a length of over 45,000 km. It is also a private subsea cable with 8 partnering companies, and will connect Europe to Africa and further east Namibia’s technology (ICT) infrastructure is amongst the best in Africa but relied entirely on the West Africa Cable System, (WACS). |
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