TEAMS (cable system)
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TEAMS (The East African Marine System) is an initiative spearheaded by the government of Kenya to link the country to the rest of the world through a submarine fibre optic cable. It was first proposed as an alternative to EASSy, the East African Submarine Cable System. The Kenyan government had grown frustrated with the ownership model favoured by South Africa, the time it was taking and what it perceived as an attempt by South Africa to control the cable. As a result, in November 2006, the Kenyan government decided to partner with the Emirates Telecommunication Establishment (Etisalat) to build its own fibre optic cable.
Quick Facts TEAMS (The East African Marine System), Total length ...
TEAMS (The East African Marine System) | |
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Owners: Government of Kenya; Etisalat; private investors | |
Landing points | |
Total length | 4,500 km |
Topology | unknown |
Design capacity | 40 Gb/s (upgradeable to 640 Gb/s) |
Currently lit capacity | n/a |
Technology | Fiber optics |
Date of first use | April 2009; 15 years ago (April 2009) |
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Although the Kenyan government has decided to pursue their own fibre optic cable, they are still committed to EASSy.