First-of-its-kind cable connecting Africa and South America 75% complete Luanda, Angola (November 8, 2017) – 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, the company overseeing installation and the operations of SACS, and…
IOX Cable and Angola Cables have today announced the signing of a joint provisioning agreement aimed at developing and enhancing their respective network capabilities and services across the Americas, Africa, Europe and India. By partnering with Angola Cables, IOX is consolidating its position by extending its network to Europe, South America and North America for…
Now entering the final phase of completion, SACS is expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2018.
The undersea cable is one of the most advanced submarine telecommunications systems and will have initial capacity of 40Tbps (100Gbps x 100 wavelength x 4 pairs of fibre).
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — February 15th 2018 — Angola Cables, a multinational telecoms company engaged in the operation and commercialization of transmission capacity and IP transit via subsea cables, has today announced that U.S.-based, Fiberlight LLC will provide backhaul connectivity in the U.S., starting with the Miami, Florida region and later expanding to other…
Luanda, Angola: 22 February 2018: Angola Cables, a telecommunications multinational, has reported that the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) has made landfall at Fortaleza on the Brazilian coast. Company CEO, António Nunes said that the arrival and installation of SACS on the Brazilian coast was “an important strategic milestone for the company, Angola and…
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — February 15, 2018 — Angola Cables, a multinational telecoms company engaged in the operation and commercialization of transmission capacity and IP transit via subsea cables, has today announced that U.S.-based, FiberLight LLC will provide backhaul connectivity in the U.S., starting with the Miami, Florida region and later expanding to other…
Inaugural ICT-focused event highlights opportunities for Private-Public Partnerships and international collaboration in Science, Technology and Education (Luanda, Angola) – 7 February, 2017: As part of its strategy to diversify the economy, the Angolan Ministry of Science and Technology recently hosted an event to highlight the important role that science, technology and education play…
Network addresses demands for growing connectivity needs between U.S. and Brazil HANOVER, Md. – March 2, 2017 – Angola Cables, a dedicated wholesale carrier, has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh and Blue Planet solutions to support its new service launch on the MONET subsea cable. This 10,556 km route will provide more than 25 Tb/s of…
Teraco (Johannesburg) selected as colocation partner to grow IP services in SADC region Cape Town, South Africa (16 November, 2016) – From AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, Angola Cables today announced its first direct Point of Presence (POP) in South Africa at Teraco (Johannesburg). “As part of establishing Angola as one of the…
18 January, 2017 (Rio de Janeiro) – Mussulo 40, the yacht with the only two-man crew to compete in the Cape2Rio regatta, has arrived in Rio, earning a fourth place finish overall and the top position in their category. As the only double-hander to leave Cape Town on January 1, 2017, the 40-foot yacht (sponsored…