Telecom

40% of optic fibre laying between Congo and Gabon already completed

Wednesday, 07 October 2015 04:36

The national coordinator of the project on optic fibre interconnection from Congo to Gabon, Yvon Didier Miehakanda, declared that the work laying optic fibre that commenced on 18 June 2015 is already 40% completed. That is 208 kilometres of optic fibre installed in three months, out of the total of 520 kilometres of fibre optic fibre that make up this project. In a meeting with the media on 5 October 2015 in Brazzaville, Yvon Didier Miehakanda explained that the works started in Pointe-Noire have already reached the location of MBinda in Gabon, passing through Dolisie, Mossendjo, Makabana.

This optic fibre implementation rate, the coordinator of the CAB2 project - project laying optic fibre between Congo and Gabon represents the second phase of the Central Africa Backbone (CAB), the Central African optic fibre interconnection project - explains that it should not be viewed in a linear manner, but by section. Certain sections are more advanced than others. They are being carried out by subcontractors selected for this purpose by the equipment supplier Chinese telecom Huawei, successful bidder of this market estimated at FCFA12.1 billion (almost $23 million).

The construction of this optic fibre path between Congo and Gabon should be completed by mid-2016. For its profitability, the optic fibre network will be run by a third-party operator whose recruitment by public tender will be launched in the form of a public-private partnership. This operator "will be responsible for the management and maintenance of this network according to profitability objectives and revenues to be paid to the Congolese State", concluded Yvon Didier Miehakanda.

On the same topic
Axian Telecom partners with Oracle to unify management systems Platform to enable AI rollout, improve governance and...
Draft AI policy pulled after fictitious references were discovered Authorities say unverified AI-generated citations likely caused the...
45 African countries enacted data protection laws, while 16 adopted national AI strategies. 39 countries now operate fully functional data protection...
Guinea plans second subsea cable via Medusa to boost resilience MoU expected May 6; system capacity designed at 480 Tb/s Move aims to cut costs,...
Most Read
01

Mediterrania Capital bought Australian Amcor's Moroccan packaging unit Enko Capital took ov...

Two Other African-focused Private Equity Firms to Snap Up assets shed by Global Majors
02

Enko Capital acquires Servair’s fast-food unit in Côte d’Ivoire, including the Burger King franchi...

Enko Capital Buys Burger King Côte d’Ivoire in Servair Restructuring
03

Central bank to release $1 billion in cash to curb black market demand Move aims to ease inf...

Libya Opens Dollar Sales to Ease Pressure on Dinar and Prices
04

From eastern Chad, where measles and meningitis are spreading through overcrowded refugee camps, to ...

Weekly Health Update | Vaccination Gains Advance in Africa; Antimalarial Resistance Threatens Progress
05

As the Japanese automaker faces global headwinds, it is doubling down on its operations in Egypt, ai...

From South Africa to Egypt: Why Nissan is reshaping its African strategy
Enter your email to receive our newsletter

Ecofin Agency provides daily coverage of nine key African economic sectors: public management, finance, telecoms, agribusiness, mining, energy, transport, communication, and education.
It also designs and manages specialized media, both online and print, for African institutions and publishers.

SALES & ADVERTISING

regie@agenceecofin.com 
Tél: +41 22 301 96 11 
Mob: +41 78 699 13 72


EDITORIAL
redaction@agenceecofin.com

More information
Team
Publisher

ECOFIN AGENCY

Mediamania Sarl
Rue du Léman, 6
1201 Geneva
Switzerland

 

Ecofin Agency is a sector-focused economic news agency, founded in December 2010. Its web platform was launched in June 2011. ©Mediamania.

 
 

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.