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I have a dream that the world will stop using "Africa" as a catch-all phrase for "some African countries".

• Tepix 6y ago
  Do you have reason to believe that the coastal countries with uplinks will not provide connectivity to their neighbouring countries?
  • teddyh 6y ago
    They will surely have connections, but why would they provide transit? Is this a trickle-down theory of connectivity?
    • estsauver 6y ago
      I believe many inland countries get their transit through neighbors. For example, I believe Rwanda gets ~99% of their data through Uganda/Kenya and Tanzania, and only a tiny bit goes through Satellite. I can't say for sure nothing goes out through the DRC or Uganda/South Sudan, but I'm pretty sure it's quite, quite small.
      • 101404 6y ago
        That is correct. Plus limited satellite uplinks. The undersea cable connectivity especially in East Aftica sucks. I have the feeling the primary reason why these cables exist is because they connect South Africa to the huge cables between Europe and East Asia.
  • curiousgal 6y ago
    I already know that they do not. This isn't the first subsea cable that goes around Africa.