Guide WACS submarine cable outage disrupts DRC Internet access
A technical failure on the West Africa Cable System (WACS), which connects Europe to the African continent, has caused Internet disruptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Guide Optical Fiber Backbones in DRC: A Strategic Project
Given the complexity of this deployment and the need to secure its timetable as well as its investments, Facebook called on Sofrecom to carry out the preliminary study for the construction of a 5,745km
Guide Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fiber‑optic backbone networks, towers, satellite and microwave links, last‑mile connectivity, and network redundancy are needed to improve coverage and reliability.
Guide DRC: Broken submarine cables disrupt West African internet speed
According to fibre optic cable operators, the landslide cut the West Africa Cable System (WACS) and SAT-3, two submarine cables that together serve around 20 countries over thousands
Guide Democratic Republic of the Congo
Trusted local sources confirmed that the government ordered Internet to be cut off only to Goma over a two day period. Additionally, fighting in the city damaged the local fiber infrastructure.
Guide WACS Cable Outage Disrupts Internet Services Across Congo
A general technical failure on the WACS subsea cable disrupted internet access across the Democratic Republic of Congo. Regulators said maintenance work is underway while authorities
Guide Congo Seeks New Undersea Cable as Internet Failures Deepen
The Republic of Congo is preparing to connect to a new undersea internet cable as repeated faults on the West Africa Cable System (WACS) continue to disrupt connectivity across the
Guide Twin cable breaks impacting Southern Africa''s internet
The breaks were reportedly caused by a rock fall in the Congo Canyon according to MyBroadband. Based on the distance measured using the systems'' Coherent Optical Time Domain
Guide DR Congo: Two Chinese Companies Positioned to Build Fiber Optic
According to the Congolese Ministry of Telecom, the two Chinese companies are experienced in ICT and fiber optic communications, and have worked in markets like Angola and
Guide The challenge of connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In May 2018, LTE licenses were issued and Vodacom and Orange were the first two operators to launch the country''s first commercial LTE networks. 5G is now a far-fetched goal in the