The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is now on-stream and open for commercial traffic, according to Angola Cables. In a statement the company explained that SACS has been manufactured and powered by NEC Corporation and "is one of the most advanced submarine telecommunications systems to go into commercial operation connecting Angola (Africa) and Brazil (South America)." Angola Cables added that with the onward connections to the recently completed Monet Cable and the West Africa Cable System (WACS), SACS will also offer reduced latency between Miami (USA) and Cape Town (South Africa) from 338ms to 163ms. Angola Cables believes SACS will provide African ISPs and users with a more direct, secure path to the Americas - without having to pass through Europe. According to Nunes, the Luanda-based Angola Cables has invested over US$300 million in its infrastructure.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 26, 2018 07:18 UTC