#Gabon:The SAT-3 system / WASC dual capacity

The device submarine cable SAT-3 / WASC, based on Alcatel 40G technology is now developed to provide quality services and high-speed connectivity.

  
In service for the first half of 2014, the SAT-3 / WASC has just completed its fourth upgrade. This would have enabled it to double its transmission capacity and is now placed among the top performing deployments coastal SSA submarine cables.

According to the consortium members SAT-3 / WASC / SAFE and Alcatel-Lucent, the system capacity of 420 Gbps is now moving to 920 Gbps in the North segment and 340 Gbps to 800 Gbps in the south segment. "With higher transmission speeds, the system long cables from 14 350 km to better meet the growing demand for services and broadband connectivity. Overall, this fourth upgrade multiplied by seven original capacity of the system SAT-3 / WASC, "we learn.

Strong of its 16 landing points in Europe, Africa and Asia (South Africa, Angola, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Spain and Portugal, Northern Ghana, Mauritius, Reunion, India and Malaysia), cable SAT-3 / WASC / SAFE present themselves as gateways to global markets. They provide customers various connections with the rest of the world. "The system has proven itself, showing 12 years of operational experience and sound financial stability, and cables may evolve further to continue to deliver optimal network performance, both at the regional level and globally," said Johan Meyer, President the executive committee of the consortium SAT-3 / WASC / SAFE.

The network SAT-3 / WASC / SAFE is a common property among several operators, including companies operating in the countries concerned, but also global players such as Vodafone, Telefonica and Orange.

                                                                                                                   by gabonreview,sept 04,2014