Google's Equiano subsea internet cable touched down in South Africa in August, completing its 15,000km journey from Portugal.Equiano, which has 20 times more capacity than the last cable built to serve the region, promises cheaper and faster internet.
The submarine internet cable, stretching 15,000km from Portugal to South Africa along the west coast of the continent, features 12 fibre pairs and a design capacity of 150Tbps. Equiano has 20 times more network capacity than the last cable built to serve this region, according to Nitin Gajria, the managing director of Google in Sub-Saharan Africa.
"What the cable does is it brings in a lot more network capacity to the continent. What we're now doing is working with partners to bring this capacity further afield. This involves us working with ISPs, telcos, other infrastructure players in the ecosystem to bring this capacity further afield," said Gajria.
BISouthAfrica They'll find a way to increase it by 20%
BISouthAfrica Ja right! As if the service providers would pass on the savings to the customers 🙄