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Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Telkom approves legal and structural separation of Openserve

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom approves legal and structural separation of Openserve

3 Aug 2022

Africa Coast to Europe internet cable goes live in South Africa

Internet

Africa Coast to Europe internet cable goes live in South Africa

30 Jun 2021

Orange invests in the MainOne submarine cable

Telecoms & Networks

Orange invests in the MainOne submarine cable

18 Sep 2018

IOX Cable System to improve connectivity in Mauritius

Internet

IOX Cable System to improve connectivity in Mauritius

27 Sep 2017

Digital

Nigerian Internet Exchange goes live with MainOne

27 Feb 2017

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Africa-1: new super cable to connect Africa

19 Apr 2016

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

Network

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

12 Jan 2016

Image courtesy of Louise Marsland

Internet

ACE submarine cable phase two to connect Cape Town, Sao Tomé and Principe

23 Nov 2015

Undersea cable system to link Algeria and Spain

Telecoms & Networks

Undersea cable system to link Algeria and Spain

6 May 2015

Big dreams for Rwanda's ICT sector

Digital

Big dreams for Rwanda's ICT sector

Nirit Ben-Ari 14 Jul 2014

EASSy submarine cable system to be upgraded

Digital

EASSy submarine cable system to be upgraded

23 Jan 2014

Digital

Alcatel-Lucent, Main One Cable Company extend maintenance contract

6 Dec 2012

Digital

Global report names Rwanda most dynamic in ICT

Fred Buteera 15 Oct 2012

CEO of WIOCC gets listed in the 2012 GTB Power 100 listing

Digital

CEO of WIOCC gets listed in the 2012 GTB Power 100 listing

3 Oct 2012

Network

MTN announces extended network capacity

1 Oct 2012

SEACOM expands to Amsterdam as reseller of AMS-IX

Network

SEACOM expands to Amsterdam as reseller of AMS-IX

19 Sep 2012

SEACOM joins AMS-IX reselling program

Digital

SEACOM joins AMS-IX reselling program

18 Sep 2012

Markets & Investment

Coracall opens call centre in KwaZulu-Natal

17 Aug 2012

Digital

West Africa Cable System officially launched

11 May 2012

Digital

New East Africa cable to go live in April

2 Apr 2012

WEF honours Brian Herlihy

ICT

WEF honours Brian Herlihy

14 Mar 2012

Technology

SA-Brazil private submarine cable ready by 2014

5 Mar 2012

SEACOM appoints Idea Engineers as media relations agency

Network

SEACOM appoints Idea Engineers as media relations agency

2 Mar 2012

Digital

Zim telecoms regulator to control high internet costs

Dumisani Ndlela 26 Nov 2010

Digital

Submarine cable system to link SA, Nigeria

Penwell Dlamini 28 Apr 2010

EASSy cable lands in South Africa

Digital

EASSy cable lands in South Africa

15 Feb 2010

Digital

AFC leads the financing of pan-African submarine cable system

8 Jun 2009

Digital

EASSy promises Africa a revolution

Titus Kaloki 11 May 2009

Digital

AfDB supports satellite communication in Africa

13 Mar 2009

Digital

Cable project in fresh registration

Zachary Ochieng 14 Mar 2008

Digital

EASSy is on its way

Walter Wafula 14 Mar 2008

Digital

EASSy construction imminent

29 Nov 2007

Digital

ITU chief hails Kenya's fibre optic progress

Joyce Joan Wangui 8 Nov 2007

Digital

Controversy continues over undersea cables

Timothy Kasonde 5 Nov 2007

2010 FIFA World Cup

‘Uncertainty' around undersea cables ‘damaging' – ISPA

2 Nov 2007

Digital

Alcatel wins TEAMS contract

Zachary Ochieng 22 Oct 2007

Digital

$32.7 million investment for EASSy

Ken Kenya 14 Aug 2007

Digital

Race for fibre optic cable heats up

Zachary Ochieng 31 Jul 2007

Technology

Race for fibre optic cable heats up

Zachary Ochieng 30 Jul 2007

Digital

Tyco to run marine survey

20 Apr 2007