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Disruption to international submarine cables off the West African coast [West Africa Cable System (WACS), South Atlantic-3 (SAT-3), MainOne, Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)]

Angola Cables has network backup and restoration solutions available through cables that have not been affected by the faults off the Ivory Coast

Whilst the cause of the reported cable breaks off the Ivory Coast of West Africa has not yet been confirmed, Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) is ensuring that the impact on Angola and other African countries is being minimized by redirecting international data and traffic to the SACS cable, which connects Angola…

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Angola Cables and West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) collaborate to expand connectivity among West and Central African research & education institutions

The agreement will support the growing connectivity among academic communities across West and Central Africa

Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) today announced an agreement with the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) (www.WACREN.net), the regional research and education network (REN) that facilitates interconnections between national RENs in West and Central Africa. The agreement will support the growing connectivity among academic communities across West and…

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Angola Cables expands South Africa presence

New Point of Presence (PoP) in Cape Town complements Johannesburg PoP to address local demand and expand peering capabilities

To further expand its network reach and peering capabilities, Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) announced today that it expects to establish a Point of Presence (PoP) in Cape Town before the end of the year. After almost a year of operations in South Africa, the company has seen exponential growth in its…

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South Atlantic Cable System begins the deep-water installation

First-of-its-kind cable connecting Africa and South America 75% complete

South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic is in the final stretch of its installation between Africa and South America. Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao), the company overseeing installation and the operations of SACS, and NEC Corporation (http://APO.af/7AYzHU), a Japanese system integrator of highest quality…

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Angola Cables collaborates with Microsoft to drive digital transformation in Africa

Microsoft ExpressRoute partner to offer Africa-based organisations secure access to 42 Microsoft Azure regions across the globe

Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) announced today that it has become a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner (http://APO.af/RTFQBj) to meet the needs of Africa-based organisations migrating business applications and IT infrastructures to the cloud and accelerating digital transformation on the continent. Taking advantage of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform (http://APO.af/mcHKPs), Angola Cables has created…

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Jacques Vabre Regatta: Symbolic sail for sole African boat

Brazilian/Angolan crew set to compete in trans-Atlantic race

The only African entry in the challenging Transat Jacques Vabre (www.TransatJacquesVabre.org) regatta is set for symbolic sojourn on behalf of its sponsor Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao). As a race that connects two continents, the bi-annual competition will see Angolan Dr José Guilherme Caldas skipper Mussulo 40 – a 40-foot yacht –…

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Global leader in online gaming selects Angonix, Africa’s third largest IXP

Angola’s largest IXP welcomes i3D.net as its first remote peering customer

Angonix (www.Angonix.net), Angola’s largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP), today welcomed i3D.net as its first remote peering customer. i3D.net is a managed hosting provider specialising in online gaming that hosts tens of millions of players for game publishers on the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation networks. i3D.net joins 17 other companies…

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Angola-Based Internet Exchange Point (IXP) Now Top-Three in Africa

Country emerging as growing tech hub on the continent

In just two years, Angonix (www.Angonix.net) – an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) based in Luanda – has grown exponentially to become the third largest African IXP. With peak traffic of 10.8 Gbps (www.Angonix.net/about-angonix/statistics/) (as recorded in July 2017), Angonix has become a competitive force in Angola and the sub-Saharan region.…

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Watershed moment for African Internet: Installation of first direct subsea link between Africa and South America begins in Angola

The installation of SACS is considered a strategic project for Angola to advance the region’s digital economy and to improve global communications

Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) today took a step closer to completion of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) at an official launch in Sangano, Angola. SACS is the first direct link between Africa and South America. The installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) – a subsea cable with 40…

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Major Step Forward for Digitalisation in Africa

Angola Cables breaks ground for its Brazilian Data Centre

Multinational telecommunications company, Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao), announced today that construction had begun on its South American data centre, located in Fortaleza, Brazil. The data centre is an important next step in the company’s roll-out of promoting the digital inclusion and empowerment of Africa by the use of subsea internet cable…