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Subsea cable system

Equiano

Google’s privately funded cable from Portugal down the west coast of Africa to South Africa, with branches to Togo, Nigeria, Saint Helena and Namibia; built by ASN. Google described it in 2019 as its third private international cable, carrying about twenty times the capacity of the last cable built for the region.

Lead landing
Status
In service 19 Sept 2026
Ownership
Privately owned
RFS
2023-022026-09-19source ↗
Length
15,000 km2026-09-19source ↗
Landings
Sesimbra, PTLome, TGLagos, NGRupert's Bay, Saint Helena, SHSwakopmund, NAMelkbosstrand, ZA
Customers
Wholesale
Domains
Subsea

Relationships2

Owned by

Suppliers

Ecosystem

  • owned by

    • Subseaactive · Company statement · 100%
  • supplied by

    • Subseaactive · Reported

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