Facebook plans undersea cable network in Africa
Social Media giant, Facebook and some of the world’s largest telecommunications carriers, China Mobile Ltd. and MTN Group Ltd. are planning to expand undersea cable networks in Africa.
According to a statement by Facebook, the companies plan to add the Indian Ocean island countries of Seychelles and Comoros, Angola and a new connection to Nigeria.
The undersea cable sector is experiencing resurgence, with Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google behind about 80% of recent investments in transatlantic links.
The tech giants are seeking to tap growing demand for fast-data transfers used for everything from streaming movies to social messaging and telemedicine.
During the 1990s dot-com boom, phone companies spent more than $20 billion laying fiber-optic lines under the oceans.
The project is part of Facebook’s long-held plans to lead the race to provide more reliable and faster internet in Africa, a continent of more than 1.2 billion people with an increasing uptake of smart phones.
The U.S. social-media giant first announced plans for a new undersea cable in May 2020.
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