2Africa Submarine Cable

Specifications

Length	45,000 km
Status	In Service
Ready for Service	2024
End of Service	2049
Capacity	180.0 Tbps
Fiber Pairs	16
Supplier	Alcatel Submarine Networks (Nokia)
Technology	SDM1
Landing Points	50
Countries	34

Owners

Bayobab China Mobile Meta Orange Telecom Egypt Vodafone WIOCC center3

Landing Points (50)

Location	Country	Position
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	CI Côte d'Ivoire	5.3235°, -4.0262°
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	AE United Arab Emirates	24.4438°, 54.4189°
Accra, Ghana	GH Ghana	5.5583°, -0.2011°
Al Faw, Iraq	IQ Iraq	29.9233°, 48.5318°
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia	SA Saudi Arabia	26.2862°, 50.2142°
Amanzimtoti, South Africa	ZA South Africa	-30.0577°, 30.8804°
Barcelona, Spain	ES Spain	41.3856°, 2.1688°
Barka, Oman	OM Oman	23.6787°, 57.8861°
Berbera, Somalia	SO Somalia	10.4351°, 45.0109°
Bude, United Kingdom	GB United Kingdom	50.8281°, -4.5444°
Carana, Seychelles	SC Seychelles	-4.5657°, 55.4530°
Carcavelos, Portugal	PT Portugal	38.6902°, -9.3316°
Dakar, Senegal	SN Senegal	14.6866°, -17.4519°
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	TZ Tanzania	-6.8232°, 39.2697°
Djibouti City, Djibouti	DJ Djibouti	11.5947°, 43.1480°
Doha, Qatar	QA Qatar	25.2943°, 51.5194°
Duba, Saudi Arabia	SA Saudi Arabia	27.3540°, 35.6965°
Duynefontein, South Africa	ZA South Africa	-33.6933°, 18.4499°
Genoa, Italy	IT Italy	44.4103°, 8.9389°
Gqeberha, South Africa	ZA South Africa	-33.9625°, 25.6233°
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain	ES Spain	27.9577°, -15.5966°
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	SA Saudi Arabia	21.4813°, 39.1828°
Kalba, United Arab Emirates	AE United Arab Emirates	25.0515°, 56.3400°
Karachi, Pakistan	PK Pakistan	24.8894°, 67.0285°
Kuwait City, Kuwait	KW Kuwait	29.3740°, 47.9747°
Kwa Ibo, Nigeria	NG Nigeria	4.5438°, 7.9974°
Lagos, Nigeria	NG Nigeria	6.4389°, 3.4232°
Libreville, Gabon	GA Gabon	0.3943°, 9.4544°
Luanda, Angola	AO Angola	-8.8127°, 13.2350°
Mahajanga, Madagascar	MG Madagascar	-15.7137°, 46.3155°
Manama, Bahrain	BH Bahrain	26.2290°, 50.5758°
Maputo, Mozambique	MZ Mozambique	-25.9685°, 32.5806°
Marseille, France	FR France	43.2932°, 5.3726°
Mogadishu, Somalia	SO Somalia	2.0412°, 45.3442°
Mombasa, Kenya	KE Kenya	-4.0532°, 39.6728°
Moroni, Comoros	KM Comoros	-11.7007°, 43.2434°
Mtwapa, Kenya	KE Kenya	-3.9461°, 39.7451°
Muanda, Congo, Dem. Rep.	?? Dem. Rep.	-5.9334°, 12.3499°
Mumbai, India	IN India	19.0761°, 72.8759°
Nacala, Mozambique	MZ Mozambique	-14.5656°, 40.6854°
Pointe-Noire, Congo, Rep.	?? Rep.	-4.7791°, 11.8636°
Port Said, Egypt	EG Egypt	31.2593°, 32.2845°
Port Sudan, Sudan	SD Sudan	19.6156°, 37.2197°
Ras Ghareb, Egypt	EG Egypt	28.3659°, 33.0828°
Salalah, Oman	OM Oman	17.0958°, 54.1481°
Suez, Egypt	EG Egypt	29.9723°, 32.5301°
Tympaki, Greece	GR Greece	35.0714°, 24.7683°
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia	SA Saudi Arabia	24.0706°, 38.1070°
Yzerfontein, South Africa	ZA South Africa	-33.3482°, 18.1555°
Zafarana, Egypt	EG Egypt	29.1167°, 32.6499°

About the 2Africa Cable System

The world's longest submarine cable system, circumnavigating the African continent and connecting 33 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe. Funded by a consortium including Meta, Vodafone, Orange, and China Mobile International. Features undersea optical wavelength switching for flexible bandwidth management.

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