Philippe Dumont, President of Alcatel-Lucent, recently discussed fibre-optic projects undertaken in Africa.

The latest issue of WIOCC’s thought-leadership e-bulletin, Connected, explores the business case for investing in Africa following major improvements in high-capacity terrestrial connectivity.

Malawi’s Internet costs have vastly dropped since the days of $100/month for a 20kbps connection six years ago. Still, the presence of a fibre cable does not mean immediate reductions in Internet costs for consumers. Due to Malawi’s landlocked location, the country must link to international fibre via Mozambique, Zambia, …

Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC has entered into a strategic partnership with Cable&Wireless Worldwide, a global mission critical communications provider, to improve the reliability, performance and reach of international connectivity in and out of Africa.

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