WACS(West Africa Cable System) officially integrated in Namibia
editWACS (West Africa Cable System) is a submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the west coast of Africa that was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent. The cable consists of four fibre pairs[1] and is 14,000 km in length, linking from Yzerfontein in the Western Cape of South Africa to London in the United Kingdom. It has 15 terminal stations along the western coast of Africa. The total cost for the cable system is $650 million.[1] WACS was originally known as the Africa West Coast Cable (AWCC) and was planned to branch to South America but this was dropped and the system eventually became the West African Cable System.[2]
Telecom Namibia successfully lands the WACS
edit[3] The project which was jointly executed by Telecom Namibia and Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks is expected to mark the beginning of cheaper bandwidth in the country. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kaapanda assisted by his Botswana counterpart Frank Ramsden pulled the underwater sea cable to the shore to connect it with the landing station at Swakopmund at the commission ceremony at the costal town.Telecom Namibia, 28 November 2011
Speedlink
editTelecom Namibia has launched a new broadband service called Speedlink that aims to provide customers with faster and cheaper Internet services.
Minister of Information and Communication Technology Joel Kaapanda officially launched this latest broadband product from Telecom Namibia at a breakfast function held in Windhoek on 31 May 2012.
Free Speedlink upgrade with SpeedLink, Telecom Namibia upgraded all its existing broadband customers on its ADSL and WiMAX platforms from their current packages to the next higher package. For example, a customer on a 1Mbps (megabits per second) was upgraded to the next 2Mbps package for free.
References
edit- ^ a b van de Groendendaal, Hans (20 April 2011). "WACS to provide increased international connectivity". EE Publishers (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Same Day Analysis: WASACE Plans Submarine Cable Connecting Africa to Europe, Latin America and North America" Global Insight, 28 November 2011
- ^ History was made in the Namibian telecommunications sector when by Telecom Namibia successfully landed the much awaited West Africa Cable System (WACS) in Swakopmund on 8 February.
- ^ The Speedlink product is a direct benefit arising from the recently commissioned West Africa Cable System (WACS) of which Telecom Namibia is the landing agent in the country.r
- ^ WACS (cable system)
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