East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) contract won by Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent, the French telecommunications giant, has won the US$240 million contract for the construction of the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy). The announcement was made last week by a consortium of 23 operators (EASSy parties) from the countries involved in the project.

Kenya has opted to run its own Cable Project called TEAMs

(Much more detail than earlier blog post at this site)
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