Opening up Affordable Bandwidth in Africa
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Latest....SAT-3 reinforces market monopolies in Africa - Study Ownership of the SAT-3 cable by telecoms incumbents in Africa has reinforced their market positions, APC study finds. Q&A with SEACOM President Brian Herlihy sheds some light on the 13,700km undersea cable - and answers some tough questions.
Image: Telecoms transmissions networks in Africa, Source: Paul Hamilton, Acacia Atlas, IDRC
Campaign NEWSSOUTH AFRICA: MTN to lay new cable network29/07/2008 MTN plans to spend R1.4-billion to build a 5000km fibre-optic network in South Africa. Bandwidth: Is West Africa ready?24/07/2008 Four international fibre projects are racing to complete ahead of each other on the west coast of Africa to give some much needed additional capacity and price competition to SAT-3. The drop in bandwidth prices could be spectacular. Russell Southwood looks at the runners in the race, and asks whether West Africa is ready for the potentially market-changing impact of cheap international bandwidth. SOUTH AFRICA: Neotel makes its move29/04/2008 Industry insiders in South Africa are hopeful connectivity prices will come down, now that the SAT-3 undersea cable has opened up to competition, with new kid on the block Neotel gaining access to the network. SOUTH AFRICA: Business says 'no' to ownership proposal28/04/2008 In an unprecedented move South African telecom giants have made a joint submission in response to cable ownership guidelines proposed by the government. The guidelines include a mandatory minimum 51% “African or South African” ownership of all submarine cables - other than SAT-3 - landing in South Africa. |
This web site has been put together to provide basic information about international bandwidth in Africa, its costs and the existence of monopoly access to it. Bandwidth is the means through which Africa as a continent communicates with itself and the rest of the world. Those who have put the site together believe that the high costs of international bandwidth on the continent are an obstacle to the its social and economic development.