Comments on: Undersea Cables Update

By: Steve Song

Steve Song — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:15:10 +0000

Thanks Eva,

Have amended the Teams date and will follow up with the EuropeIndiaGateway folk for more details. As for WACS, the whole project has gone silent since its announcement. I don’t think this means that nothing is happening, just that it is a traditional telco project where everything happens behind closed doors.

By: eva

eva — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:51:40 +0000

hi Steve,

Thanks this is really good.

Fyi there’s also the Europe-India Gateway (EIG):
http://www.europeindiagateway.com

And TEAMS doesn’t plan to be ready before September 2009

Also any idea where to find more info on the WACS project?

By: Steve Song

Steve Song — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:47:39 +0000

Hi Muriuki,
Thanks. Do you by any chance have maps (of any quality) related to the LION or Maroc Telecom cables? Uhurunet has now been folded into the WACS cable from what I understand.

Cheers… Steve

By: muriuki mureithi

muriuki mureithi — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:24:24 +0000

hi steve
this is great – unfortunately i have seen it just after presenting a paper on Africa submarine cables here in Dakar an ISOC event. You may consider adding in the map other fibres eg LION by france telecom in Indian ocean, West Africa Festoon System, Maroc Telecom network to Gabon and UhuruNet

cheers
Muriuki Mureithi