A subsea cable owned by Google that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, the latest step in a multi-year project to provide cheaper access to users across the continent.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's least-connected region, with around a quarter of the population still lacking mobile broadband coverage compared to 7% globally, according to a 2020 report by GSMA Intelligence.A subsea cable owned by Google that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, the latest step in a multiyear project to provide cheaper access to users across the continent.
The Equiano cable, the first of its kind to reach Africa, has wound its way from Portugal and will double internet speed for Togo's 8 million residents, Google said in a statement. That may be a taste of things to come for other countries set to benefit in a region where internet use is rising fast but where networks are often cripplingly slow and are a drag on economic development.
The new line will also make land in Nigeria, Namibia and SA, with possible branches offering connections to nearby countries. It is expected to start operating by the end of the year.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connectionA subsea cable owned by Google that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, the latest step in a multi-year project to provide cheaper access to users across the continent.
Read more »
TransUnion South Africa battling to retrieve personal records after hack - South Africa TodayOn 17 March, ITWeb reported that credit bureau, TransUnion South Africa, is currently in an ongoing battle with a hacker group that is demanding a $15 million (R223 million) ransom over four terabytes of compromised data. The hacker group, going by the name N4aughtysecTU, which claims to hail from Brazil, is alleging it breached TransUnion […]
Read more »
Equiano cable makes progress with West Africa landingGoogle has landed the Equiano submarine cable in Togo, the first nation in West Africa to introduce commercial 5G mobile services.
Read more »
The worst case scenario for petrol in South Africa: economistWhile some experts have warned that South Africa’s petrol prices could climb to as high as R40/litre on the back of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this is highly unlikely, says Efficient Group senior economist Dr Francois Stofberg.
Read more »
Africa paying more for broadband, says ITUConsumers in low- and middle-income economies typically paid five to six times more, relative to their income.
Read more »
Here are the updated vaccination rules planned for workers in South AfricaThe Department of Employment and Labour has published a new code of practice to guide employers on measures that need to be taken in the workplace to contain Covid-19 infections, once the national state of disaster ends.
Read more »