Telecom Namibia says it is ‘ready’ to connect the country to the West African Cable System (WACS), a consortium high speed submarine system linking Africa to Europe, which it hopes will lead to higher-bandwidth, cheaper data and voice services for all end-users. The USD600 million fibre-optic cable has reached the shores of Namibia, whilst Telecom has already deployed infrastructure to link its landing station at Swakopmund to its domestic network and expects that commercial services could be launched by the second quarter of this year, reports local newspaper New Era. The project will give Namibia its first direct access to global submarine cable networks.
The WACS consortium consists of twelve companies: Angola Cables, Broadband Infraco, Cable & Wireless, Congo Telecom, MTN, Office Congolais des Postes et Telecommunications, Portugal Telecom/Cabo Verde Telecom, Tata Communications/Neotel, Telecom Namibia, Telkom SA, Togo Telecom and Vodacom. The main contractor is Alcatel-Lucent.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Tata Takes Control Of Neotel
India's Tata Communications has bought the 30 percent stake in South African fixed-line operator Neotel previously held by local investors Eskom and Transnet. This makes Tata the controlling shareholder in Neotel. Tata Communications CEO N Srinath said the acquisition reaffirms Tata Communications commitment to its expansion and investment plans in the emerging regions of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Neotel CEO Ajay Pandey said it is very encouraging that a global telecommunications giant continues to invest in South Africa and Neotel in particular with the current economic climate in South Africa. No financial details of the takeover were released.
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