EASSy

East African Submarine cable System (EASSy) was proposed by a consortium of regional (east African) operators.

• CAPEX : USD 265 mn; Financing from Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) including World Bank/IFC, EIB, ADB, AFD, KfW
• RfS: 2009
• Contractors: ASN
• Length: approx. 10,000 km
  
• Capacity: 1.4 Tbps design (after contract revisions); lit ?
  
• Linking eight countries from Sudan to South Africa, via Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mozambique; Landings will be located in Port Sudan (Sudan), Djibouti (Djibouti), Mogadishu (Somalia) Mombasa (Kenya), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Toliary (Madagascar), Maputo (Mozambique) and Mtunzini (South Africa)

Source/Courtesy Terabit/EASSy