Angola Cables partners with South Africa’s Broadband Infraco
Angola Cables, the wholesale carrier that operates the SACS, Monet, and WACS subsea cable systems, announced a partnership with South Africa’s Broadband Infraco, a state-owned entity developing connectivity infrastructure for underserved areas of the country.
Broadband Infraco. currently has over 14,960 kilometres of fibre and 156 PoPs across South Africa.
Under a memorandum-of-understanding, the partnership will add significant amounts of international bandwidth for the retail providers who are served by the Broadband Infraco network.
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Broadband Infraco. currently has over 14,960 kilometres of fibre and 156 PoPs across South Africa.
