Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.

The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, has a design capacity of 96 Tbit/s and will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN)[1], utilizing their Alcatel 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.[2]

A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable.[3] It is expected to become fully operational in 2025.[4]

Cable ownership

Africa-1 is owned by a consortium of the following members, with more members expected to join as the cable extends to new destinations in Africa.

Africa-1 Cable Map

Landing points and operators

Africa-1 will initially land in France, Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.[5][6] The next phase of the cable will include landings in Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique.[7]

Africa-1 Landing points
Location Operator & Technical Partner
Marseille, France Orange S.A[8]
Port Said, Egypt Telecom Egypt
Ras Ghareb, Egypt Telecom Egypt[4]
Duba, Saudi Arabia Mobily[9]
Mokha, Yemen TeleYemen
Djibouti City, Djibouti Djibouti Telecom
Kalba, UAE Etisalat by e&
Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited[4]
Berbera, Somaliland SomCable
Mombasa, Kenya Airtel Africa[4]

References

  1. ^ Bannerman, Natalie (2021-02-03). "ASN starts construction on Africa-1 subsea cable". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ "Alcatel-Lucent 1620 SOFTNODE for submarine networks offers high density, small footprint". Lightwave. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ Bannerman, Natalie (2019-01-04). "Africa-1 consortium sign C&MA for new cable system". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ a b c d Yadav, Niva (2024-11-10). "Telecom Egypt and ASN land Africa-1 cable in Ras Ghareb, Egypt". Data Center Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. ^ "Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. ^ "Mobily Joins the Africa-1 Cable System Consortium to Boost the KSA's Digital Economy - SAMENA Daily News". samenacouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ "ASN Starts the Construction of Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  8. ^ Swinhoe, Dan (2022-12-14). "Medusa cable system to land at Orange cable landing station in Marseille, France". Data Center Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  9. ^ Yadav, Niva (2025-02-06). "Mobily lands Africa-1 subsea cable in Duba, Saudi Arabia". Data Center Dynamics. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa-1
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