Africa Coast to Europe
| Africa Coast to Europe | |
|---|---|
| Cable type | Fiber optic cable |
| operator | Consortium of 16 companies |
| overall length | 17,000 km |
| technology | Wavelength division multiplexing |
| speed | 5.12 Tbit / s |
| cables | 1 cable |
| active since | December 15, 2012 |
Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) is a submarine cable system that went into operation on December 15, 2012 in the Atlantic for data exchange between Europe and the west coast of Africa. It is operated by a consortium of 16 companies, led by Orange .
The cable is 17,000 km long and has a capacity of 5.12 Tbit / s.
connections
Land connections exist in
- Abidjan , Ivory Coast
- Accra , Ghana
- Banjul , Gambia
- Bata , Equatorial Guinea
- Conakry , Guinea
- Cotonou , Benin
- Dakar , Senegal
- Freetown , Sierra Leone
- Cape Town , South Africa
- Kribi , Cameroon
- Lagos , Nigeria
- Libreville , Gabon
- Lisbon , Portugal
- Luanda , Angola
- Monrovia , Liberia
- Muanda , Congo
- Nouakchott , Mauritania
- Penmarch , France
- Santana , Sao Tome and Principe
- Swakopmund , Namibia
- Tenerife , Spain
Web links
- Official website (English)
- ACE on Greg's cable map