MTN Group says it has received a 45,000-kilometre subsea cable to connect African countries to Europe and the Middle East.
The subsea cable named 2Africa is a joint project of MTN South Africa and MTN GlobalConnect as well as a partnership with a consortium.
The consortium includes MTN GlobalConnect, China Mobile International, Meta French telecoms company Orange SA, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, Mauritius-based infrastructure provider WIOCC and Saudi Arabia’s center3.
In a statement on Tuesday, the telecom giant said the subsea cable would lay the foundation for improved global internet access, connecting people and continents.
It said the subsea cable will play a big part in delivering much-needed capacity in Africa from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
It added that the 2Africa landing is one of several cable landings taking place across 46 locations in 33…
