| Africa-1 | |
| Cable Type: | Submarine Fibre-optic |
| Construction Beginning: | 3 February 2021 |
| Built By: | Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) |
| Area Served: | Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe |
Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.
The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN)[1] and will utilize Alcatel's 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.[2]
A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable.[3]
Africa-1 is owned by a consortium of the following members, with more members expected to join as the cable extends to new destinations in Africa.
Africa-1 will initially land in France, Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.[4] [5] The next phase of the cable will include landings in Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique.[6]
| Marseille, France | Orange S.A[7] | |
| Port Said, Egypt | Telecom Egypt | |
| Ras Ghareb, Egypt | Telecom Egypt | |
| Duba, Saudi Arabia | Mobily | |
| Mokha, Yemen | TeleYemen | |
| Djibouti City, Djibouti | Djibouti Telecom | |
| Kalba, UAE | Etisalat by e& | |
| Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited | |
| Berbera, Somaliland | SomCable | |
| Mombasa, Kenya | Airtel Africa |