• Seacom unveils AI-ready Seacom 2.0 subsea cable project
• Connects Africa to Middle East, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
• Expected to cut internet costs, boost data center growth

Pan-African digital infrastructure company Seacom announced plans for a new subsea cable system, Seacom 2.0, at the Submarine Networks World 2025 conference in Singapore on Wednesday, September 24.

The project is designed to connect the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Southern Europe, positioning Africa at the core of international digital data flows.

"From pioneering Africa’s first privately owned subsea cable in 2009 to now advancing SEACOM 2.0, SEACOM continues to drive the continent’s integration into the global digital landscape, enabling innovation, resilience, and long-term competitiveness," the company wrote in a LinkedIn post.

Seacom 2.0 will be "AI-ready," engineered to support the high data volumes, low latency, and heavy loads associated with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and next-generation digital ecosystems. It is designed to mitigate disruption risks by using diverse routes and neutral landing points to reduce the chance of outages.

The deployment of subsea cables typically leads to a rapid drop in internet prices, especially in Africa where access costs have historically been high, according to a June 2025 report by the Foundation for International Development Studies and Research (FERDI).

While Seacom 2.0 is expected to improve speeds and further stimulate the emergence of data centers on the continent, its full impact hinges on resolving persistent challenges, including terrestrial interconnection (national fiber networks) and regulatory alignment across African countries.

Adoni Conrad Quenum