Africa-1

Africa-1
Cable type	Submarine Fibre-optic
Construction beginning	3 February 2021
Built by	Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN)
Area served	Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe

Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.

The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN)^[1] and will utilize Alcatel's 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.^[2]

A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable.^[3]

Cable ownership

Africa-1 is owned by a consortium of the following members, with more members expected to join as the cable extends to new destinations in Africa.

Landing points and operators

Africa-1 will initially land in France, Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.^[4]^[5] The next phase of the cable will include landings in Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique.^[6]

Africa-1 Landing points
Location	Operator & Technical Partner
Marseille, France	Orange S.A^[7]
Port Said, Egypt	Telecom Egypt
Ras Ghareb, Egypt	Telecom Egypt
Duba, Saudi Arabia	Mobily
Mokha, Yemen	TeleYemen
Djibouti City, Djibouti	Djibouti Telecom
Kalba, UAE	Etisalat by e&
Karachi, Pakistan	Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
Berbera, Somaliland	SomCable
Mombasa, Kenya	Airtel Africa

References

^ Bannerman, Natalie (2021-02-03). "ASN starts construction on Africa-1 subsea cable". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "Alcatel-Lucent 1620 SOFTNODE for submarine networks offers high density, small footprint". Lightwave. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ Bannerman, Natalie (2019-01-04). "Africa-1 consortium sign C&MA for new cable system". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "Mobily Joins the Africa-1 Cable System Consortium to Boost the KSA's Digital Economy - SAMENA Daily News". samenacouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "ASN Starts the Construction of Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ Swinhoe, Dan (2022-12-14). "Medusa cable system to land at Orange cable landing station in Marseille, France". Data Center Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[1] Bannerman, Natalie (2021-02-03). "ASN starts construction on Africa-1 subsea cable". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[2] "Alcatel-Lucent 1620 SOFTNODE for submarine networks offers high density, small footprint". Lightwave. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[3] Bannerman, Natalie (2019-01-04). "Africa-1 consortium sign C&MA for new cable system". Capacity Media. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[4] "Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[5] "Mobily Joins the Africa-1 Cable System Consortium to Boost the KSA's Digital Economy - SAMENA Daily News". samenacouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[6] "ASN Starts the Construction of Africa-1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[7] Swinhoe, Dan (2022-12-14). "Medusa cable system to land at Orange cable landing station in Marseille, France". Data Center Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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