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As of October 2010, three new African submarine cables became active and fully functioning: MaIN OnE, EASSy and LION. These are in addition to cables that are already functioning: SAT3/SAFE, TEAMs and Seacom. This study is a continuation of already documented case studies of African internet and African submarine cable systems.
| MaIN OnE (phase 1) | EASSy | LION | SAT3/WASC (part of SAT3/WASC/SAFE cable system) | TEAMs | Seacom |
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Location | African West Coast, South Atlantic Ocean | African East Coast, Indian Ocean | Malagasy East Coast, Indian Ocean | African West Coast, South Atlantic Ocean | African East Coast and the Middle East | African East Coast, Indian Ocean |
Cost (millions of USD) | 240 | 265 | 52 | 82 | 600 | |
Length (km) | 7,000 | 10,000 | 1,070 | 4,500 | ||
Capacity (Tb/s) | 1.92 | 3.84 | 1.30 | 0.34 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
Completion/Inauguration | ||||||
Ownership | US, Nigeria, AFDB | African Telecom Operators 90% | Mauritius, Madagascar, France | South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia | Kenya, UAE |
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