What does Google’s Equiano Cable mean for internet in Africa?
Podcast |
Africa Daily
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Africa
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Mar 28, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:16:50

Togo is celebrating the arrival of Google’s Equiano Cable on its shores. The sub-sea cable, which will bring in 20 times more network capacity than the previous cable built to serve the region, will then go on to Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa. Its proponents say it will speed up connections, drive down costs and create jobs. Other big tech firms are also investing in infrastructure projects in a bid to improve connectivity on the continent - and to reach the 800 million people in Africa who have yet to experience the Internet. So why was Togo chosen for the landing point? And what practical difference will this cable make? Host: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja) Guests: Nitin Gajria, MD for @googleafrica (@nitin_gajria) and Sitou Yibokou (@ghislainyibokou)

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