
11/18/2025 · Gaya Nagarajan, Alex-Handrah Aimé
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This post announces the completion of the core 2Africa subsea cable system, the world's longest open access system. It details the engineering innovations, including the deployment of 16-fiber-pair SDM technology, undersea optical wavelength switching, and strategies for avoiding seabed hazards. It also highlights the scale of the project, involving 35 offshore vessels and spanning 50 jurisdictions, and quantifies the expected economic impact and bandwidth improvements for Africa.