Is a US-West Africa submarine fibre optic cable on the way?

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Guest authors

Could the US and West Africa soon enjoy a dedicated subsea link? It’s early days yet, but this week US lawmakers have passed legislation to at least examine the feasibility of building a subsea cable linking the US to Africa.

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Viettel sextuples optical backbone capacity with Ciena gear

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October 8, 2025
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Ciena announced on Monday that Vietnamese telco Viettel has deployed its 800G coherent optics technology to boost the service capacity of its optical backbone network, which will also help Viettel accelerate its 5G rollout.

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BSCPLC cuts bandwidth prices 10% to lower internet access costs

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March 24, 2025
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State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) has reportedly decided to slash its wholesale bandwidth prices by 10% in a bit to make internet access in Bangladesh more affordable.

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Brazil-Colombia fibre link via Amazon is up and running

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July 3, 2024
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Some very positive connectivity news comes from the Brazil-Colombia border where it is being reported that a fibre optics cable crossing Brazil’s Amazonas state is finally ready to connect the Colombian city of Leticia two years after the project to li…

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