Articles about subsea cable

Google begins work on subsea cable linking SA to Australia

The new Umoja fibre-optic subsea cable will help increase the reliability of internet connectivity in Africa, says Google.

Seacom celebrates 15-year milestone

Having been first on the continent to go live with high-capacity subsea cable in 2009, Seacom marks its 15th corporate anniversary.

2Africa to go live this year, boost SA’s job creation

The 2Africa subsea cable is expected to bring a new era of internet connectivity to South Africa, bolstering economic growth and job creation.

The Paratus road king

After a short sabbatical, Colwyn van Rensburg has returned to the Paratus Group as chief development officer.

Equiano cable activated in Namibia

Equiano has landing points in Lisbon, Benin, Nigeria, St Helena, Namibia and South Africa.

Seacom upgrades network capacity

The company increases its subsea cable network capacity by 500Gbps to reach 1.5Tbps.

Seacom plans January maintenance

Scheduled routine maintenance on its subsea cable system in the Red Sea could cause higher latency for South African Internet users.