PEACE (Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe), in conjunction with Telkom its landing partner, have successfully landed a new Submarine Cable in Kenya Called PEACE Cable The 15,000 km PEACE Cable will provide high-speed and capacity, as well as low-latency routes across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
This is a huge project with a total investment of US$ 425 Million. The cable is the sixth cable to terminate in Kenya and Telkom operates and maintains five of the six submarine cables that have landed in the country.
The PEACE Cable will reduce existing communication delays between East Africa and the rest of the world. Kenya will be connected via an Indian Ocean route. This will provide Kenya with faster and more stable communication services.
More On Peace Cable And What It Offers Kenya
The PEACE Cable is the sixth submarine cable to land in Kenya, preceded by the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1), SEACOM, The East African Marine System (TEAMS), the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), and the Lower Indian Ocean NetWork II (LION II).
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The 15,000km long PEACE cable will give Kenya a strategic boost with respect to more flexible digital connection options, including high-speeds of 200 Gbps per single wavelength with a total capacity of 192Tbps, as well as stable and secure data access possibilities. Further, the continued growth in consumer demand for connectivity and data will unlock new markets for co-location data centers, content development networks, and Over-the-Top service providers in the country.
About PEACE
PEACE Cable International Network CO. LTD, was founded in 2018 and registered in Hong Kong. PEACE aims to be a leading international submarine cable system operator. The PEACE submarine cable system, connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe, provides open, flexible, and carrier-neutral services for its customers. The high-speed PEACE cable system will offer the shortest routes from China to Europe and Africa, interconnecting three of the world’s most populous continents whilst at the same time dramatically reducing latency, delivering a superior connectivity experience that will be ideal for a vast array of commercial and consumer applications.
About Telkom
Telkom is a technology company that provides integrated solutions to individuals, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Government, and large corporates in Kenya, drawing from a diverse solutions suite that includes voice, data/connectivity, digital financial services, as well as network services. Powered by its vast fiber-optic infrastructure, it is also a major provider of wholesale carrier-to-carrier traffic, within the country and the region.
What They Have To Say About The Partnership
Speaking about the partnership, The PEACE Cable’s Chief Operating Officer, SUN Xiaohua says: “We are very proud to work with such an excellent partner as Telkom to jointly complete this successful landing in Kenya. PEACE will bring more diversified digital connection options and provide high-speed, large-capacity, and stable data access opportunities to Kenya in the future. We will spare no efforts with PEACE to bring more business development to this region.”
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Telkom’s CEO, Mr. Mugo KIBATI says:
“The investment in submarine cables is of strategic importance to Telkom, where we view access to the Internet as a fundamental human right. Interest in this kind of delivery infrastructure is growing due to the sharp increase in the demand of Internet services including cloud computing, streaming, gaming, and connected devices, and also taking into account the customer’s demand for seamless service provision with no interruption. We are therefore proud to contribute to Kenya’s strategic evolution to become a digital economy, in line with the country’s Big 4 Agenda that relies on ICTs to enhance processes, improve efficiencies, and boost consistency in service delivery to Kenyans.”
He adds that,
“This ultra-high capacity Cable will assist Kenya and the region in meeting its current and future broadband capacity requirements, bolster redundancy, minimize transit time of our country’s connectivity to Asia and Europe, as well as assist carriers in providing affordable services to Kenyans. This is in line with our long-term goal of effectively addressing the digital transformation being witnessed in Kenya and the region, as we seek to become the technology partner of choice in these markets.”