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Telkom Lands New Submarine Cable in Kenya to Boost Connectivity

BY Soko Directory Team · March 29, 2022 03:03 pm

KEY POINTS

The 15,000km long PEACE cable will give Kenya a strategic boost for more flexible digital connection options, including high speeds of 200 Gbps per single wavelength with a total capacity of 192Tbps and stable and secure data access possibilities.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The PEACE cable will bring more diversified digital connection options and provide high-speed, large-capacity, and stable data access opportunities to Kenya in the future.

Telkom Kenya and the PEACE Cable company have successfully landed a new submarine cable in Mombasa as it looks at enhancing internet connectivity across Africa, Europe, and Asia.

The new cable will connect France to Pakistan via the Europe-Asia route and Mombasa via an Indian Ocean route, providing the most direct connectivity route from Asia and East Africa to Europe and reducing communication delays between the continents.

The 15,000km long PEACE cable will give Kenya a strategic boost for more flexible digital connection options, including high speeds of 200 Gbps per single wavelength with a total capacity of 192Tbps and stable and secure data access possibilities.

Further, the continued growth in consumer demand for connectivity and data will unlock new markets for co-location data centers, content development networks, and Over-the-Top service providers in Kenya.

According to Telkom’s CEO, Mugo Kibati, the investment in submarine cables is strategically important, especially now that Internet access is viewed as a fundamental human right.

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Interest in this kind of delivery infrastructure is growing due to the sharp increase in the demand for Internet services, including cloud computing, streaming, gaming, connected devices, and also taking into account the customer’s demand for seamless service provision with no interruption.

“We are therefore proud to contribute to Kenya’s strategic evolution to become a digital economy, in line with the country’s Big 4 Agenda that relies on ICTs to enhance processes, improve efficiencies, and boost consistency in service delivery to Kenyans,” Mr. Kibati said.

The ultra-high capacity Cable will assist Kenya and the region meets its current and future broadband capacity requirements. It will also bolster redundancy, minimize transit time of connectivity to Asia and Europe, and assist carriers in providing affordable services to Kenyans.

The PEACE cable will bring more diversified digital connection options and provide high-speed, large-capacity, and stable data access opportunities to Kenya in the future.

This is the sixth submarine cable to land in Kenya. It was preceded by the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1), SEACOM, The East African Marine System (TEAMS), the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), and the Lower Indian Ocean NetWork II (LION II).

The second phase of the project will see the cable extend to Singapore and Southern Africa, boosting bandwidth and connectivity from its current African landing point in Mombasa all the way to South Africa. Consequently, opening new markets to cable partners in East Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

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