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96

Landing Points

71

Cables

32

Countries

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50

External Countries

57

Gateway Cables

32 countries43 single-cable LPs

Countries

Angola6 LPs, 5 cables Benin1 LPs, 3 cables Côte d'Ivoire1 LPs, 6 cables Cameroon3 LPs, 5 cables Congo, Dem. Rep.5 LPs, 5 cables Congo, Rep.1 LPs, 2 cables Comoros3 LPs, 5 cables Cape Verde6 LPs, 6 cables Djibouti2 LPs, 12 cables Algeria5 LPs, 6 cables Egypt8 LPs, 21 cables Gabon2 LPs, 5 cables Ghana1 LPs, 6 cables Guinea-Bissau1 LPs, 1 cables Equatorial Guinea3 LPs, 4 cables Libya12 LPs, 5 cables Morocco5 LPs, 6 cables Madagascar4 LPs, 5 cables Mozambique2 LPs, 2 cables Mauritania2 LPs, 2 cables Namibia1 LPs, 2 cables Nigeria1 LPs, 8 cables Sudan1 LPs, 5 cables Senegal1 LPs, 5 cables Sierra Leone1 LPs, 1 cables Somalia2 LPs, 4 cables Seychelles2 LPs, 3 cables Togo1 LPs, 3 cables Tunisia1 LPs, 2 cables Tanzania2 LPs, 5 cables Uganda2 LPs, 2 cables South Africa8 LPs, 13 cables

Top Cables

2Africa24 LPs, 18 countries LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network)12 LPs, 1 countries Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)11 LPs, 11 countries West Africa Cable System (WACS)11 LPs, 11 countries Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1)10 LPs, 6 countries SAT-3/WASC9 LPs, 9 countries Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)7 LPs, 7 countries Medusa Submarine Cable System7 LPs, 4 countries Maroc Telecom West Africa6 LPs, 5 countries Africa-15 LPs, 3 countries

Single-Cable Landing Points

Al Bayda, Libya

Libya via LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network)

Al Khums, Libya

Libya via LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network)

Annobon, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea via Ultramar GE

Beira, Mozambique

Mozambique via Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1)

Bejaia, Algeria

Algeria via Africa-1

Brega, Libya

Libya via LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network)

Cabinda, Angola

Angola via Unitel North Submarine Cable (UNSC)

Cacuaco, Angola

Angola via SAT-3/WASC

Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa via Project Waterworth

Carana, Seychelles

Seychelles via 2Africa

31 gateway countries57 gateway cables

External Countries

Albania United Arab Emirates Australia Bangladesh Bahrain Brazil China Cyprus Spain France United Kingdom Gibraltar Guinea Gambia Greece French Guiana Indonesia India Iran Iraq Italy Jordan Kenya Cambodia Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Sri Lanka Monaco Maldives Malta Myanmar Mauritius Malaysia Mayotte Oman Pakistan Portugal Qatar Réunion Saudi Arabia Singapore Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Sao Tome and Principe Syria Thailand Turkey United States Vietnam Yemen

Gateway Countries

Egypt38 external, 22 cables

Djibouti32 external, 12 cables

South Africa27 external, 13 cables

Nigeria21 external, 7 cables

Somalia21 external, 6 cables

Ghana20 external, 6 cables

Côte d'Ivoire20 external, 5 cables

Sudan20 external, 5 cables

Senegal20 external, 4 cables

Gabon20 external, 3 cables

Seychelles20 external, 2 cables

Algeria19 external, 7 cables

Tunisia19 external, 5 cables

Madagascar18 external, 5 cables

Angola17 external, 4 cables

Comoros17 external, 4 cables

Mozambique16 external, 4 cables

Tanzania16 external, 4 cables

Congo, Dem. Rep.16 external, 2 cables

Congo, Rep.16 external, 2 cables

Libya15 external, 4 cables

Morocco10 external, 5 cables

Mauritania9 external, 2 cables

Benin7 external, 2 cables

Equatorial Guinea7 external, 2 cables

Guinea-Bissau7 external, 1 cables

Sierra Leone7 external, 1 cables

Cape Verde4 external, 2 cables

Cameroon3 external, 3 cables

Namibia3 external, 2 cables

Togo3 external, 2 cables

Gateway Cables

2Africa16 external countries Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1)16 external countries SeaMeWe-514 external countries SeaMeWe-613 external countries FALCON12 external countries SeaMeWe-411 external countries PEACE Cable9 external countries Medusa Submarine Cable System8 external countries Europe India Gateway (EIG)8 external countries Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)7 external countries IMEWE7 external countries Africa-16 external countries India Europe Xpress (IEX)6 external countries FEA6 external countries Project Waterworth5 external countries Raman4 external countries SAFE4 external countries SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia3 external countries EllaLink3 external countries Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International3 external countries West Africa Cable System (WACS)2 external countries SAT-3/WASC2 external countries Equiano2 external countries Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS)2 external countries TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medex2 external countries EAGLE2 external countries Hawk2 external countries Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)2 external countries Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)1 external countries Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1)1 external countries MainOne1 external countries Glo-11 external countries Aden-Djibouti1 external countries Aletar1 external countries Alpal-21 external countries Atlas Offshore1 external countries Avassa1 external countries Canalink1 external countries Coral Bridge1 external countries Didon1 external countries Est-Tet1 external countries FLY-LION31 external countries Gulf2Africa (G2A)1 external countries HANNIBAL System1 external countries Italy-Libya1 external countries Med Cable Network1 external countries Mobily Red Sea Cable (MRSC)1 external countries Oran-Valencia (ORVAL)1 external countries Saudi Arabia-Sudan-1 (SAS-1)1 external countries Saudi Arabia-Sudan-2 (SAS-2)1 external countries Silphium1 external countries South Atlantic Cable System (SACS)1 external countries South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL)1 external countries T31 external countries Taba-Aqaba1 external countries Ultramar GE1 external countries Umoja1 external countries