Google Announces Umoja, a new fiber optic cable connecting Africa to Australia

24 May
2024
24 May
'24
1:03 p.m.
Today, Google announced new investments in digital infrastructure and security initiatives designed to increase digital connectivity, accelerate economic growth, and deepen resilience across Africa. Anchored in Kenya, the Umoja cable route will pass through Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, including the Google Cloud region, before crossing the Indian Ocean to Australia. Umoja’s terrestrial path was built in collaboration with Liquid Technologies to form a highly scalable route through Africa, including access points that will allow other countries to take advantage of the network. Read more: https://blog.google/intl/en-africa/company-news/improving-connectivity-and-a...
311
Age (days ago)
311
Last active (days ago)
0 comments
1 participants
participants (1)
-
Victor Kapiyo