Facebook Partners with 7 Telcos to Build undersea Cable Around Africa

Facebook Partners with 7 Telcos to Build undersea Cable Around Africa

At 37,000km long, 2Africa will be one of the world's largest subsea cable projects and will interconnect Europe (eastward via Egypt), the Middle East (via Saudi Arabia), and 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa.. The parties have appointed Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the cable in a fully-funded project which aims to enhance connectivity across Africa and the Middle East.. In countries where the 2Africa cable will land, service providers will obtain capacity in carrier-neutral data centres or open-access cable landing stations on a fair and equitable basis..