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Angola Cables picks its team

international sales manager in the creation of a new submarine cable system joining Africa and South America, under the name SACS (South Atlantic Cable System [Angola–Brazil]). The cable will contain four fiber pairs, each capable of transmitting 100 wavelengths and initial speeds of 40Gbps, with provision to upgrade to 100Gbps. The SACS cable is scheduled to go live in 2014. Angola Cables was formed in 2009 and is owned by the major Angolan telecoms companies, Angola Telecom (with 51% of the capital), Unitel (with 31%), MSTelcom (9%), Movicel (6%) and Startel (3%). The consortium company is one of the major investors in the WACS submarine cable and also operates a data center at its POP in Luanda.

Angola Cables has selected Alcatel-Lucent as technology provider for its 100Gbps terrestrial fiber optic link with the West African Cable System (WACS) submarine system, supporting high speed internet services for customers of communications providers in Angola and neighboring countries. Antonio Nunes, CEO of Angola Cables, said: “Angola has already connectivity to the outside world, but via this new connection to the WACS through the establishment of this 100G link, consumers and businesses in Angola and throughout the region will benefit from a dramatic increase in the availability of communications services.” Angola Cables has also announced the selection of APTelecom, a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specializing in emerging markets, as

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