Cape Town - Yet another undersea cable, the biggest to date, could bring faster broadband to South Africa.
On Thursday the Brics countries expressed support for the South Atlantic Express (Saex) Cable.
This 12.8 terabit cable is more than double the size of the Wacs cable that will shortly land in South Africa.
Saex will link South Africa with Brazil through Angola. What makes this cable different, apart from its size, is that it offers the shortest route to the US today, which will increase the speed of data transmission.
Undersea cables currently link South Africa with the US through Europe.
According to industry website TechCentral, Saex is managed by a young company, eFive Telecoms, with financial support from the Bank of China and the Industrial Development Corporation. The cable is expected to cost R3bn.
- Sake24
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On Thursday the Brics countries expressed support for the South Atlantic Express (Saex) Cable.
This 12.8 terabit cable is more than double the size of the Wacs cable that will shortly land in South Africa.
Saex will link South Africa with Brazil through Angola. What makes this cable different, apart from its size, is that it offers the shortest route to the US today, which will increase the speed of data transmission.
Undersea cables currently link South Africa with the US through Europe.
According to industry website TechCentral, Saex is managed by a young company, eFive Telecoms, with financial support from the Bank of China and the Industrial Development Corporation. The cable is expected to cost R3bn.
- Sake24
For business news in Afrikaans, go to Sake24.com.