SAEx Submarine Cable Network

25/03/2019

This 🌊 we are showcasing the 12 stand-out cable projects that continue to keep us all connected - by Natalie Bannerman.

Take a look at the map here: http://bit.ly/2YoqOgW

24/03/2019

The already high price of internet access got even more expensive for Africans over the past year. It's the first reversal in price trends since the Alliance For Affordable Internet - A4AI began measuring prices four years ago. At SAEx Submarine Cable Network we are working eagerly towards reducing the cost of international bandwidth in Africa.

An increase in internet access costs in Africa is the first reversal in price trends seen since the Alliance for Affordable Internet began measuring prices four years ago.

20/02/2019

Thank you very much to Alcatel Submarine Networks for sending us this sample of an armoured submarine cable featuring eight fibre pairs just as SAEx Submarine Cable Network's South Atlantic Express cable (SAEx1) set to connect St Helena. The people of St Helena will be surprised to see how thin those strings of glass actually are which will include them into the global Information Society improving healthcare, education and bringing new economic opportunities to the remote British Overseas Territory in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.

23/10/2018

Read on p 6 of the Southern African Wireless Magazine's September/October issue how the SAEx Submarine Cable Network with the help of TI Sparkle will maximise South Africa's locational advantage and turn the country into a global hub:http://www.kadiumpublishing.com/archive/sawc/2018/SAWC1810.pdf

15/10/2018

"Several new sub-sea projects are announced both across the Atlantic and across the Pacific. Most notable one across the Atlantic is SAEx which will be 25,000 kms system and will connect the East Coast of the US to Cape Town, South Africa to Singapore and to Chennai, India."

LOS ANGELES, CA — Vinay Nagpal is a data center and connectivity leader with over 23 years of experience developing product and technology solutions in data centers with a strong focus on connectivity, sub-sea and terrestrial fiber. Currently, Vinay is the President of InterGlobix LLC, a global co...

14/10/2018

“And ... the many satellites in various stages of production. The qualification satellites have been through testing. There are still thousands of things which could go wrong, but strong progress so far.”

09/10/2018

TeleGeography's world-famous Submarine Cable Map has been updated and now includes SAEx1 and SAEx2:
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/ #/submarine-cable/south-atlantic-express-saex1
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/ #/submarine-cable/south-asia-express-saex2

04/10/2018

We are pleased to announce Alcatel Submarine Networks as selected system vendor and the commencement of the desk top study, permitting and survey activities for our new 25,000km submarine cable network linking Asia, South Africa and the Americas.

SAEx International Ltd is building a 72Tbps Submarine Cable Network of 25,000 km connecting Africa to the Americas (SAEx1) and Asia (SAEx2)

27/09/2018

The company behind a plan to build a submarine cable connecting South Africa with South America has partnered with Telecom Italia’s Sparkle unit to expand its reach on the Seabras-1 cable to the US.

25/09/2018

Our CEO Dr Rosalind Thomas discussing the latest progress on SAEx1 and SAEx2 during the Project Developer Roundtables session at Submarine Networks World

24/09/2018

We are happy to announce that Sparkle will link SAEx1 (South Atlantic Express cable) from a location in Brazil up to New Jersey on a fully operational fiber system and also provide interconnection facilities in Brazil as well as technical and sales support in Brazil and North America

SAEx International Ltd, a Mauritian company with its principal office in Mauritius, announces its plans to expand its reach to the US East Coast through Sparkle’s Pan-American network, in line with SAEx business model based on cooperation with other operators. The initial phase of the SAEx project...

20/09/2018

"A third high-speed cable, provided by ACA International and South Atlantic Express, will connect the US directly to South Africa. Joined by a partner system in Fortaleza, Brazil, the new cable will ensure Virginia Beach has a truly diverse transatlantic network. Once complete, the second phase of the operation will connect South Africa to Asia, too."

Home to more than 450,000 people, Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 39th-largest city in the US. The city finished the 2016/17 financial year with an unemployment rate of just 3.7 percent and attracted investment of over $170m (€145.6m) in the same period.