Viettel, Singtel plan direct subsea route for Vietnam and Singapore

Just over a year after series of incidents affected Vietnam’s international communications network, there have been some new issues: three of Vietnam’s five undersea internet cables are reported to be down.

Telecoms network operator Paratus Botswana announced on Wednesday it has started work on lighting a new fibre route – billed as the “SADC Highway” – that will connect Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.