One more link between Europe, Africa and the East.
The landing of the 2Africa submarine cable in Marseilles last week underlines the importance of the Marseille capital's telecoms hub.
He is the sixteenth to land in Marseille.
The city has become the seventh internet hub in the world, while it was in 44th position seven years ago.
This leap is also due to the characteristics of the infrastructures and cables it hosts.
Thus, 2Africa is none other than the largest submarine optical fiber link project.
45,000 km long, it will connect 33 countries in 2023.
Its main mission is to provide its users with an even faster throughput for data transfer and an even lower latency time.
“The commissioning of this cable will revolutionize connections with Africa.
It's a real quantum leap for the countries served
,” enthuses Fabrice Coquio, managing director of Digital Realty France (formerly Interxion).
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