Africa-1
| Cable type | Submarine Fibre-optic |
|---|---|
| Construction beginning | 3 February 2021 |
| Design capacity | 96 Tbit/s (12 Tbit/s per fiber pair) |
| Built by | Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) |
| Area served | Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe |
Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.
The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, has a design capacity of 96 Tbit/s and will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), utilizing their Alcatel 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.
A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable. It is expected to become fully operational in 2025.