Sci & TechKenya is one of 16 countries in Africa to be included in a new undersea fibre cable network by Internet platform giant Facebook. Kenya is one of 16 countries in Africa to be included in a new undersea fibre cable network by Internet platform giant Facebook. The undersea fibre cable will be built in partnership with China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). At 37,000km, the 2Africa cable will be one of the world’s largest subsea cable projects connecting Europe (eastward via Egypt), the Middle East (via Saudi Arabia), and 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa. “2Africa is a major element of our ongoing investment in Africa to bring more people online to faster internet.

Source: Standard Digital May 15, 2020 11:26 UTC