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Telecom and Paratus ink PPP to connect Namibia to Equiano cable

Wednesday 17 February 2021 | 14:28 CET | News
Telecom Namibia and Paratus Telecom have announced a Public-Private Partnership to connect the country to Google's new undersea cable between South Africa and Portugal, The Economist reported. In mid-2019, Google announced that it was funding the cable at a cost of approximately USD 47 billion. The new cable off the continent's west coast is part of this worldwide network.

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Categories: Fixed
Companies: Google / Paratus Telecom / Telecom Namibia / WACS
Countries: Namibia
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