The African telecommunications group, Paratus, announcedthe deployment of a fibre networkfrom southern Africa's west coast to the east coast, covering a distance of 5000 km.
The Trans-Kalahari Fibre network (TKF) which extends 4160 km from the West Africa Cable System (WACS) in Swakopmund, to theEASSYcable in Tanzania, is under one singleAutonomous System Number (ASN), and is connected to selected operators for reliability and management.
The Paratus group's Chief Operating Officer, Shalk Eramus, said that the project is part of Africa's aggressive infrastructure expansion strategy which will enable land-locked countries to benefit from WACS' capacity.