The installation of the first direct link between Africa and South America is nearing completion, according to\u00a0Angola Cables.<\/p>\n
The telco driving the project said that the wet-plant installation is progressing in accordance to the plan and the cables will arrive in Brazil at the beginning of February 2018. “Construction works of the landing station \/ data centre in Fortaleza, Brazil is also progressing well,” it said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Angola Cables CEO, Ant\u00f3nio Nunes said that following the completion of the installation work, a period of testing will begin and the company expects to have the cable fully operational by Q3 of 2018.<\/p>\n
When the installation of the 6 300km submarine cable is completed, SACS will be able to offer a capacity of 40 Tbps, between South America and Africa and a latency of approximately 63 milliseconds. This represents a significant improvement in performance when compared to the existing link of 350 milliseconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a global traffic perspective, the introduction of SACS between Angola and Brazil opens a new routing. South America will be able to reach Europe and Asia avoiding the USA and Africa will be able to reach the USA without linking through Europe, said Nunes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe SACS project presents a unique platform for us to build a South-South network configuration on a global scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSACS is a \u2018game changer\u2019, it provides a catalyst and springboard for the expansion of Internet Exchange Points and related infrastructure investments,\u201d added Nunes. \u201cThrough SACS, Southern Hemisphere countries will be more connected and in a better position to drive the development of the region\u2019s digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n