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Regional Submarine Cable Connectivity

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Submarine Cable Companies

  • Out of 7 submarine companies, 6 pass through West African coastal countries
BENIN BURKINA FASO CABO VERDE COTE D’IVOIRE THE GAMBIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA BISSAU LIBERIA MALI NIGER NIGERIA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONE TOGO
Landing Points 2 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1
S/N Submarine Cable Companies Country Landing Points Length of Cable Landing Capacity
1 ACE ·        Dakar, Senegal,

·        Banjul, the Gambia

·        Conakry, Guinea

·        Freetown, Sierra Leone

·        Monrovia, Liberia

·        Abidjan, CĂ´te d’Ivoire

·        Accra, Ghana

·        Cotonou, Benin

·        Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

17,000 km-long

(France – South Africa)

5.12 Tbit/s
2 GLO -1 9,800 km long

(Lagos – UK)

2.5 Tbit/s
3 Main One ·        Dakar, Senegal ,

·        Abidjan, CĂ´te d’Ivoire

·        Bonny, Nigeria

14,000 km

(Nigeria – UK)

10 Tbit/s
4 ATLANTIS-2 ·        Praia, Cape Verde

·        Dakar, Senegal

12,000 kilometers

(Argentina – Portugal)

160Gbit/s
5 SAT-3/WASC ·        Dakar, Senegal ,

·        Abidjan, CĂ´te d’Ivoire

·        Accra, Ghana

·        Cotonou, Benin

·        Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

800 Gbit/s
6 WACS ·        Nigeria, Lekki, near Lagos

·        Togo, Afidenyigba near LomĂ©

·        Ghana, Nungua near Accra

·        Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan

·        Cabo Verde, Palmarejo near Praia

14,530 km

(West Cape, South Africa – London, UK)

14.5Tbit/s
7 EllaLink Will be live in 2020
  TOTAL – 33.08 Capacity

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