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South Atlantic Cable System begins the deep-water installation

First-of-its-kind cable connecting Africa and South America 75% complete

South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic is in the final stretch of its installation between Africa and South America. Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao), the company overseeing installation and the operations of SACS, and NEC Corporation (http://APO.af/7AYzHU), a Japanese system integrator of highest quality…

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Global leader in online gaming selects Angonix, Africa’s third largest IXP

Angola’s largest IXP welcomes i3D.net as its first remote peering customer

Angonix (www.Angonix.net), Angola’s largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP), today welcomed i3D.net as its first remote peering customer. i3D.net is a managed hosting provider specialising in online gaming that hosts tens of millions of players for game publishers on the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation networks. i3D.net joins 17 other companies…

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    • Buoyed with optimism: officials at the Angola launch of the South Atlantic Cables System to connect Americas and Africa. In the picture: Moroni Torgan, Deputy Mayor of Fortaleza; Camilo Santana, Governor of the State of Ceará (Brazil); António Nunes, CEO of Angola Cables; Naiole Santos, Chairman of Angola Cables; José Carvalho Rocha, Angolan Minister of Telecommunications
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Watershed moment for African Internet: Installation of first direct subsea link between Africa and South America begins in Angola

The installation of SACS is considered a strategic project for Angola to advance the region’s digital economy and to improve global communications

Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) today took a step closer to completion of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) at an official launch in Sangano, Angola. SACS is the first direct link between Africa and South America. The installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) – a subsea cable with 40…