[SDI-Africa] Private sector has begun mapping for seabed cable

[Kate Lance]

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/technology.aspx?ID=BD4A503649 
Private sector has begun mapping for seabed cable
While progress on a government-backed undersea cable to boost Africa’s bandwidth remains embroiled in political bickering, private investors constructing a rival cable have begun mapping out the ocean bed ready to start installation. 
Work has begun on the Seacom cable connecting SA to Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania and Kenya. It will then be linked to global networks in India, the Middle East and Europe. 
The marine surveying is being carried out by Tyco Telecommunications. Tyco’s survey vessel, the Fugro Gauss, arrived in Durban on June 17 and was due to set off on June 27 to begin assessing the 13000km route along the east coast of Africa. 
The $300m project is being led by Herakles Telecom, but its vice- president, Brian Herlihy, has declined to identify other private investors backing the venture.


       
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