Building a transformative subsea cable to better connect Africa

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This post announces the 2Africa subsea cable project, a partnership to build the most comprehensive subsea cable serving Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. It details the cable's length (37,000 km), its capacity (nearly three times current subsea cables serving Africa), and its goal to deliver internet capacity, redundancy, and reliability. It highlights the use of new technologies such as aluminum conductors for submarine cable systems and Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM1) for increased fiber pair capacity. The design emphasizes resiliency with increased burial depth and advanced routing to avoid subsea disturbances. The project aims to foster an open and inclusive internet ecosystem, enabling improved accessibility for businesses and individuals, and supporting the growth of 4G, 5G, and broadband access.