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2Africa now extends to the Arabian Gulf, India and Pakistan

28th September 2021

By: Natasha Odendaal

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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A new segment has been added to the 2Africa subsea cable system, bringing the total length of the 2Africa cable system to over 45 000 km and making it the longest subsea cable system ever deployed.

The new 2Africa PEARLS branch extends to the Arabian Gulf, India and Pakistan, the 2Africa consortium, which comprises China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced in a joint statement.

This follows recently announced extensions to the Canary Islands, the Seychelles, Comoros Islands, Angola and a new landing to south-east Nigeria.

2Africa now connects three continents, namely Africa, Europe and Asia, terrestrially through Egypt, with landing locations in Oman (Barka), United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Kalba), Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait), Iraq (Al-Faw), Pakistan (Karachi), India (Mumbai) and a fourth landing in Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar).

“As with other 2Africa cable landings, capacity will be available in PEARLS landings at carrier-neutral facilities or open-access cable landing stations on a fair and equitable basis, encouraging and supporting the development of a healthy Internet ecosystem,” the consortium said.

“To further support a burgeoning global digital economy, the expanded system will serve an even wider range of communities that rely on the Internet for services from education to healthcare and businesses, providing economic and social benefits that come from increased connectivity.”

With 2Africa PEARLS, the system, which will be deployed by Alcatel Submarine Networks, will provide international connectivity to three-billion people, representing 36% of the global population.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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