Angola Cables
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Angola Cables is an Angolan multinational telecommunications operator of fiber-optic telecommunication cables.
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Industry | Telecommunications |
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Founded | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Headquarters | , |
Owners | Angola Telecom, Unitel, MSTelcom, Movicel, Startel |
Website | www |
The company was formed in 2009 and is owned by the major national telecommunication companies, namely Angola Telecom with 51% of the capital, Unitel with 31%, MSTelcom with 9%, Movicel with 6%, and Startel with 3%. Its director is António Nunes.[1] Angola Telecom is one of twelve companies making up the WACS consortium.[2]
Angola Cable's landing station, built for US$650 Million for the WACS cable at Sangano, about 15 kilometers north of the Cabo Ledo and 120 km south of Angola's capital Luanda, was inaugurated on 29 June 2012.[1] For this inauguration, Angolan musician Bonga, located in Lisbon, Portugal, performed several songs together with a band located at the landing station, linked through the undersea cable.[1]