Undersea SEACOM cable links southern and east Africa to Europe , Asia . System provides cheaper alternative to satellite connections . 17,000 km cable capable of 1.28 terabytes per second . Comment: It has taken less than three years to complete the mammoth project , providing landing stations at South Africa , Kenya , Madagascar and other points along the east coast of Africa . This is going to reduce the cost of doing business .
Undersea SEACOM cable links southern and east Africa to Europe , Asia . System provides cheaper alternative to satellite connections . 17,000 km cable capable of 1.28 terabytes per second . Comment: This is going to reduce the cost of doing business .