Liquid Sea, a subsidiary of Liquid Telkom, leading Fiber Optics Company in Sub-Saharan Africa, is set to take internet connection to landlocked countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa with the construction of a new subsea cable.
The project will run approximately 10,000km of cable from South Africa to the Middle East through its Pan African terrestrial network, connecting Africa to the Middle East and Europe and aims to provide sufficient and affordable internet by 2017.
With up to 10 times the capacity of existing submarine cables in the region, Liquid Sea is targeting to provide governments, businesses, schools and homes with high technology Internet connection.
According to Nic Rudrick, CEO Liquid Telecom Group, “The Liquid Sea project reaffirms our commitment to building Africa’s digital future and removing any bottlenecks in providing the fastest and most reliable access to the Internet to every single African on the continent”.
Mr Rudnick also confirmed that the request for tender (RFT) had been issued to international companies involved in the construction of submarine cables.
The fully funded project will include landing stations in several ports that are currently not served by existing subsea cables.
The two-year project is expected to provide a step-change in the way Internet connectivity is regarded in Africa with the new ability to improve offerings to carriers, enterprise customers and households throughout the continent.
With the subsea cable connection, people living both in coastal and landlocked countries will have equal opportunities as the latter has been noted to be forgotten in large international projects.
With connection to mature business hubs, Africa will align itself with the global business environment
