SAT-3 / WASC

[S Woodside <sbwoodside at yahoo.com>]

I'm gathering information on this undersea fibre-optic cable. Here is
what I have so far.

Current capacity: 20 Gbps, upgraded max. capacity: 120 Gbps. Landings
in the following African cities/countries, all coastal: Dakar
(Senegal); Abidjan (Côte-d'Ivoire); Accra (Ghana); Cotonou (Benin);
Lagos (Nigeria); Douala (Cameroon); Libreville (Gabon); Luanda
(Angola); Melkbosstrand (South Africa).

Map and key: http://www.safe-sat3.co.za/Configuration/Configuration.asp

Who owns the connection in each african country?

Sonatel (Senegal)
Cote d'Ivoire Telecom
Ghana Telecom
OPT Benin
Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd (NITEL)
Camtel (Cameroon)
OPT Gabon
Angola Telecom
Telkom SA Ltd

This is from a list I found. But I also found that UUNET SA owns a
share, and that there is a company in Nigeria (21st Century Technology)
that seems to be installing a SAT-3 based service although NITEL
"remains the signatory".

Using google to find info on SAT-3 is complicated because it's a common
term for "saturday the 3rd" and also, sometimes spelled SAT3. Also,
SAT-3/WASC is South Atlantic Cable 3 / West African Submarine Cable,
the agglomeration of multiple cable projects actually. And, it's
sometimes referred to as SAT-3/WASC/SAFE, because it connects to SAFE,
a cable that goes from South Africa over to south asia.

If anyone can offer corrections or fill in the gaps, I'd appreciate it.
These cables are a fat pipe but currently, it seems that the tap is
closed.

simon

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