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Facebook's 2Africa to become the longest subsea cable in the world | Engadget

2Africa, a subsea cable project funded by Facebook and several telcos, will become the longest subsea cable system ever deployed by the time it's finished..

2Africa, a subsea cable project funded by Facebook and several telcos, will become the longest subsea cable system ever deployed by the time it's finished. The social network has announced that the consortium of companies behind the initiative has decided to add a new segment to the structure called 2Africa Pearls, which will connect Africa, Europe and Asia.

When Facebook first announced the project, it said 2Africa will lay down 37,000 km (22,990 miles) of cables on the ocean floor. Last month, the company also announced that the consortium is extending the cable's reach to four more branches in Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, Angola and the south-eastern part of Nigeria. This new segment would bring its total length to over 45,000 km or 28,000 miles.

As its name implies, the 2Africa initiative's goal is to provide internet connectivity to people living in Africa, which is currently the least connected continent. This extension adds landing sites in India (Mumbai), Pakistan (Karachi), Oman (Salalah and Barakah), UAE (Kalba and Abu Dhabi), Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manamah), Iraq (AlFaw), Kuwait (Kuwait) and in Saudi Arabia (Khobar).

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A truly connected and digital Africa is within reach Promoted | Internet exchange points are key to unlocking the potential of a digital, connected Africa, says Open Access Data Centres. https://techcentral.co.za/truly-connected-digital-africa-oadc-oadpr/229532/

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What the Google and Facebook undersea cables really mean for South Africans

What the Google and Facebook undersea cables really mean for South Africans

The Equiano and 2Africa undersea cables will substantially increase South Africa’s international Internet capacity but won’t increase consumer broadband speeds or substantially decrease prices — despite Google’s claims to the contrary. When completed, Google’s Equiano cable will add 144 Tbps to South Africa’s undersea data capacity, and Facebook’s 2Africa will offer 180 Tbps on key parts of its…

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2Africa de Facebook se convertirá en el cable submarino más largo del mundo

Facebook y sus socios de telecomunicaciones han decidido agregar un nuevo segmento al sistema llamado '2Africa Pearls'

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The Facebook-backed 2Africa subsea communications cable is set to become the world's longest, stretching about 28,000 miles

Facebook and other investors in the 2Africa subsea communications cable on Tuesday unveiled plans for a 5,000-mile extension.

A subsea communications cable is set to become the world's longest with plans for an 8,000-kilometer extension. Facebook is part of a consortium of companies that have invested in the project.

Facebook announced Tuesday that the 2Africa cable would now extend more than 45,000 kilometers (27,960 miles) when complete.

The current world record holder for longest undersea cable is SEA-ME-WE 3, which stretches 39,000 kilometers (24,233 miles) and connects 33 countries.

Facebook said that 2Africa would serve an estimated 3 billion people in 33 countries.

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2Africa to become longest subsea cable system

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The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today the addition of a new segment - the 2Africa PEARLS branch - extending to the Arabian Gulf, India, and Pakistan. This extension will bring the total length of the 2Africa cable system to over 45,000 kilometers, making it the longest subsea cable system ever deployed.

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Image: 2Africa extended to the Arabian Gulf, India, and Pakistan Credit: 2Africa.

Now connecting three continents, Africa, Europe and Asia terrestrially through Egypt, 2Africa creates unique connectivity by adding vital landing locations in Oman (Barka), UAE (Abu Dhabi and Kalba), Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait), Iraq (Al-Faw), Pakistan (Karachi), India (Mumbai), and a fourth landing in Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar). The new 2Africa branch joins recently announced extensions to the Canary Islands, the Seychelles, Comoros Islands, Angola, and a new landing to south-east Nigeria.

As with other 2Africa cable landings, capacity will be available in PEARLS landings at carrier-neutral facilities or open-access cable landing stations on a fair and equitable basis, encouraging and supporting the development of a healthy internet ecosystem.

To further support a burgeoning global digital economy, the expanded system will serve an even wider range of communities that rely on the internet for services from education to healthcare, and businesses, providing economic and social benefits that come from increased connectivity. As announced in May 2020, 2Africa was planned to directly bring seamless international connectivity to 1.2 billion people. Today, with 2Africa PEARLS, 2Africa will be providing international connectivity to an additional 1.8 billion people--that's 3 billion people, representing 36% of the global population.

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) will deploy the new system utilizing new technologies such as SDM that allow the deployment of up to 16 fiber pairs, double that of older technologies and bringing greater and more cost-effective capacity.

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