Subsea cable system
SAT-3/WASC
The 2002 consortium cable that first linked West Africa to Europe by fibre, from Melkbosstrand near Cape Town through Angola, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal to Spain and Portugal; SAFE continues from the same South African landing to India and Malaysia. Thirty-three owners, built by ASN.
- Lead landing
- Status
- In service 19 Sept 2026
- Ownership
- Consortium
- RFS
- 2002-042026-09-19source ↗
- Length
- 14,350 km2026-09-19source ↗
- Landings
- Melkbosstrand, ZACacuaco, AOLibreville, GADouala, CMLagos, NGCotonou, BJAccra, GHAbidjan, CIDakar, SNAlta Vista, Canary Islands, ESChipiona, ESSesimbra, PT
- Customers
- Wholesale
- Domains
- Subsea
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