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The laying of the first submarine data cable of the 2Africa consortium has begun in Genoa

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The laying of the first submarine data cable of the 2Africa consortium has begun in Genoa

On the coast of Genoa, in the Sturla area, the laying of the data cable system has begun, which passes through the Ligurian capital and is part of the 2Africa project, which we talked about in Italian Tech at the beginning of 2021.

Announced in May 2020, the 2Africa submarine cable system, along with the Pearls extension, is designed to provide connectivity on an international scale to approximately 3 billion people (nearly 40% of the global population) across 3 continents: Africa, Europe and Asia. It will circumnavigate Africa, will be extended to a total of 46 locations by 2024, the expected completion date, and once active it will allow connections bell at 180 Tbps.

The 2Africa consortium includes, among others, China Mobile, MetaMTN, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt e Vodafone: with its 37 thousand kilometers of extension, it will be the longest submarine cable ever built and the installation started from the new Genoese data center in Equinixin turn connected with those of Milan and Frankfurt.

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The presence of the cable, which in about ten days will be joined by a second, should also improve connection services present in the Ligurian capital, which in the intentions should “encourage and support locally the development of a thriving Internet ecosystem”. In the midst of the electoral campaign for the municipalities, the mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci, said that “our vision is becoming reality: we are very proud to be the city that hosts the new docking hub for GN1 submarine cables. Now we will be one of the main digital ports in Europe, with a key role in the transfer of data globally. It is a pioneering action, which we are experiencing as protagonists “.

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