US tech behemoth Google is building a new subsea cable that will connect South Africa, and a host of other African countries, to Australia. This brings much-needed capacity to protect South Africa from future internet outages. The Umoja subsea cable will be anchored in Kenya and run inland on the continent through Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and finally SA, Google announced on Thursday. The fibre-optic cable will then run 10 000km along the sea floor of the Indian Ocean, before anchoring on the west coast of Australia.

Source: News 24 May 24, 2024 19:25 UTC