Facebook to expand planned undersea cable network in Africa


The undersea cable sector is experiencing a resurgence, with Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google behind about 80% of recent investments in transatlantic links. — Technology photo created by freepik - www.freepik.com

Facebook Inc and some of the world’s largest telecommunications carriers, China Mobile Ltd and MTN Group Ltd, are set to build a wider-than-earlier planned giant sub-sea cable in Africa.

The companies plan to add the Indian Ocean island countries of Seychelles and Comoros, as well as Angola and a new connection to Nigeria, according to a statement released on Monday. This is in addition to a recently announced link to the Canary Islands and would bring connection-landings to 35 in 26 countries.

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