Alcatel-Lucent to lay cable to East Africa
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) consortium to lay the first ever optical submarine cable network landing in
Based on Alcatel-Lucent’s submarine and terrestrial optical solutions, EASSy will provide connectivity across the continent to support the increase in local traffic from both traditional and new broadband services. Additionally, with interconnection to other submarine cable systems to the North and South, this project will provide an international gateway, crucial for the economic development of the region.
With completion scheduled by the end of 2008, the EASSy submarine network will deliver a regional capacity of 320 Gbit/s.
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