First Undersea Fibre Between Africa & South America (SACS) lands in Brazil

By Staff Writer

The first internet fibre cable connecting Africa and South America, known as SACS (South Atlantic Cable System), has now landed in Brazil.

Angola Cables, which owns the undersea cable, announced that the installation of SACS will be made today (Friday, 23 Feb) in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil.

Landing and being installed, however, doesn’t mean it goes live immediately. The cable is entering its final phase of completion and is expected to go live by September this year.

The cable will have an initial capacity of 40Tbps and will basically provide direct internet connectivity between the two continents and onwards to the US.

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