Cutting the Congo fiber optic cable

An undersea landslide in one of the world's longest submarine canyons, according to network observability, network monitoring, and anomaly detection company, Kentik, knocked out two of the most i...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo''s "Fiber Optic

Last year, the DRC government entity, the Congo Optical Fiber Corporation (SOCOF), announced that Fast Congo had won the tender to deploy, operate

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Democratic Republic of the Congo''s "Fiber Optic Highway" Announces

Last year, the DRC government entity, the Congo Optical Fiber Corporation (SOCOF), announced that Fast Congo had won the tender to deploy, operate and maintain the fiber optic link in an exclusive 15

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Democratic Republic of Congo

On the basis of this plan, it is planned to draw up full feasibility studies for the priority links that make up the national component of the regional CAB project. The beneficiaries of the project are

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Fast Congo, GVA ink DRC fiber deal

Pan-African operator Paratus Group''s subsidiary, Fast Congo, has signed a long-term agreement with Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) to provide fiber capacity between Muanda and Kinshasa

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Two critical undersea cables carrying Africa''s internet knocked out

A study published in June 2021 described how these cables suffered breaks in 2020 due to, in one instance, “an exceptionally large and powerful submarine mudslide that originated at the

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DRC: SOCOF SA Signs Deal to Expand Fiber Optic Infrastructure

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government is working to improve the country''s telecommunications infrastructure and expand access to telecom services nationwide.

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DR Congo: Liquid Telecom obtains the license to build a submarine

The granting to Liquid Telecom of the license for the construction of its submarine fiber optic cable landing station seems mainly to be a government security measure following the cut of

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Maritime fiber optic outage in the DRC. Newsletter

Congo Canyon Ocean off the mouth of the Congo River in Africa. It i All these fibers were damaged on the same day, Central Africa and South Africa are very handicapped because we are

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List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa

The lack of such high-speed cables poses a great problem for most African countries. The construction of both submarine cables and their terrestrial extensions is thus considered an important step to

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Major African Internet connections disrupted as two vital undersea

Near the mouth of the Congo River, a recent underwater landslide in the Congo Canyon disrupted two vital submarine cables that deliver internet connectivity to Africa, as reported by Kentik,

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DRC: SOCOF SA Signs Deal to Expand Fiber Optic

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government is working to improve the country''s telecommunications infrastructure and expand access to telecom

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