Pakistan connected to Africa-1 submarine cable
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ISLAMABAD:
The ultra-high capacity, Africa-1 submarine cable has successfully made its landfall at the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) landing site at Sea View Beach, Karachi.
The Africa-1 consortium comprising telecommunications companies including Mobily (Saudi Arabia), e& (UAE), G42 (UAE), Telecom Egypt, Zain Oman International (ZOI), Algérie Télécom, TeleYemen and other global service providers.
The cable system spans 10,000 kilometres and will link Pakistan with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, France, Kenya, and Djibouti.
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