SEACOM is to upgrade its submarine network on the Southern and Eastern African coastlines in order to meet growing capacity demands and enable affordable internet access in East Africa.
The company has announced it has selected Ciena Corporation’s 6,500 Packet-Optical Platform and OneControl Unified Management System for the upgrade.
The upgrade of the 17,000 kilometre network, will include countries such as Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
“The solution will allow SEACOM to deliver its capacity in very short time-frames and provide for future demands,” the company said in a press statement.
“Connectivity services in Africa are booming due to the growing needs of business IT users, the rise of ‘cloud’ based services, and growing requirements for the processing and storing of personal data,” said Claes Segelberg, chief technology officer at SEACOM.
