THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CABLE SYSTEM (SACS)

The SOUTH ATLANTIC CABLE SYSTEM (SACS) went into commercial operation in September 2018. It was the first, high volume, ultra-low latency fibre optic cable to connect Africa to South America.

SACS has been designed with 100Gbps coherent WDM technology on an end-to-end solution. With 4 fiber pairs it offers a total design capacity of 40 Tbit/s between Fortaleza (Brazil) and Luanda (Angola).

Manufactured and powered by NEC Corporation, the SACS cable is one of the most advanced submarine telecommunications systems to go into commercial operation in the Southern Hemisphere.

Given the onward connections to the Monet cable system and the West African Cable System (WACS) and the potential to expand the network Eastwards, SACS not only opens the door for Africa and Brazil to meaningfully participate in the growing global digital economy but has the potential to connect East to West through a more direct routing.

For businesses to operate and for economies to flourish in the global digital economy, access to reliable connectivity and capacity is not just vital – it is essential.

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• Angola
• Brazil

• The unemployed
• The poor
• Remote and rural communities

Further subsea cables can be connected to expand the network, reach and impact of the technology to the benefit of other communities.

The technology and infrastructure has a full operational lifespan of over 25 years.

The SACS Cable provides direct, low latency access to the global digital and gig economy. Users and beneficiaries connected to the cable or is related services will have direct access to the advantages of global data transfer and secure internet access.