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Subsea cable system

ACE

The Orange-led Africa Coast to Europe cable from Penmarch in Brittany down the whole west coast to South Africa, landing in eighteen places including several countries it connected for the first time — Mauritania, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, São Tomé; twenty owners, in service since 2012, built by ASN.

Lead landing
Status
In service 19 Sept 2026
Ownership
Consortium
RFS
2012-122026-09-19source ↗
Length
17,000 km2026-09-19source ↗
Landings
Duynefontein, ZASao Tome, STLibreville, GABata, GQLagos, NGCotonou, BJAccra, GHAbidjan, CIMonrovia, LRFreetown, SLConakry, GNSuro, GWBanjul, GMDakar, SNNouakchott, MRGranadilla de Abona, ESCarcavelos, PTPenmarch, FR
Customers
Wholesale
Domains
Subsea

Relationships7

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Suppliers

Ecosystem

  • owned by

    • Subseaactive · Reported
    • Subseaactive · Reported
    • Subseaactive · Reported
    • Subseaactive · Reported
    • Subseaactive · Reported
    • Subseaactive · Reported
  • supplied by

    • Subseaactive · Reported

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