Meta: Core 2Africa Subsea Cable System Now Completed - Tech

Meta: Core 2Africa Subsea Cable System now Completed - Tech

This week, Meta, in partnership with leading global and regional telecommunications companies, announced the completion and activation of the core 2Africa Subsea Cable system. The first cable to connect East and West Africa in a single, continuous system, linking Africa with the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, this achievement marks a historic milestone in digital infrastructure, establishing what is currently the world’s longest open-access…

Africa's Connectivity Gets Boost As Meta Activates 2Africa Subsea Cable

In a massive leap for Africa’s connectivity, Meta and its consortium partners have officially activated the core 2Africa subsea cable system. Hailed as the world’s longest open-access subsea network, this monumental project is set to fundamentally reshape the digital landscape and deliver a staggering increase in internet capacity for three billion people across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. Conceived in May 2020, the 2Africa …

2Africa consortium finishes up subsea infra build

Meta-led group of tech players completes construction of the infra behind 2Africa submarine network, marking a major milestone in one of largest international subsea projects…

2Africa cable goes live across most regions after five years of construction

After five long years of slowly putting together what’s now considered the largest subsea cable project in the world, the 2Africa submarine cable is finally complete. Meta has officially confirmed that the core system is built and activated, linking Africa to Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia through one continuous 45,000 km loop, though the full, extended network won’t be complete until the Pearls extension launches.In simple terms, Afric…

Meta completes 2Africa, the longest subsea cable on the continent

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Meta's completion of Africa's longest subsea cable, how this startup is changing how Nigerians celebrate, and how Kenya's regulator is backing off on SIM biometric panic.