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Building the African Internet
SEACOM is a privately owned and operated pan-African ICT enabler that is driving the development of the African internet. SEACOM's vision has been built on the backbone of open-access and equitable principles.
SEACOM financed and developed the first broadband submarine cable system along the eastern and southern African coastlines, bringing with it a vast supply of high quality and affordable internet. Live since July 2009, SEACOM has seen more than 10 fold increases in bandwidth penetration in several of Africa's most underserved nations.
SEACOM leverages its bundled backhaul, open access points of presence and global partnerships, to provide high quality, cost-effective, end-to-end connectivity around the world. SEACOM also provides these services to land-locked countries in southern and eastern Africa.
Together with the versatility and reach of its International Private Line (IPL) cable network, SEACOM is offering a bouquet of innovative products. Ranging from flexible Ethernet services, to express IP Transit capabilities and accessible internet connectivity; SEACOM can now provide tailor-made communication solutions for every customer requirement. SEACOM also offers customers state-of-the-art and secure IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) functionality.
Tiered pricing coupled with open access system integration solutions, means that SEACOM has moved beyond the cable to become a major pan-African network, offering a full suite of IP services and unprecedented benefits for customers.
SEACOM believes in a world where the African internet experience is characterised by abundant local content, minimal latency, fast download speeds, uninterrupted video streaming, and interconnected African markets. This vision is at the heart of SEACOM's commitment to Building the African Internet.
Latest News
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15 MAY 2012
Great progress for African telecommunications industry, but hard work lies ahead
The African Internet has taken massive strides forward over the past three years, thanks to the massive investments telecommunications operators have made in new terrestrial and submarine cables.
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08 MAY 2012
Cheap computing, ubiquitous connectivity are turning the world into one big Smurf village
Cheap computing power, paired with ubiquitous connectivity in nearly every corner of the world, is creating a global, intelligent fabric of network services and applications that will transform the way we live over the next three to five years.
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03 APRIL 2012
African Internet makes progress, but still a long road ahead
Broadband connectivity will be one of the major spurs to the growth of African economies over the next decade, but there is still plenty of work to be done in building the telecoms backbone that will connect the continent to the global village
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Our Network
The SEACOM submarine fibre optic network system was launched on 23 July 2009. The cable network serves to directly connect South Africa and Eastern Africa with Europe and Southern Asia, covering a distance of over 17 000km worth of fibre optic technology. Full bandwidth solutions can now be offered because of the network's capabilities, capacity and extensive coverage.
Events Calendar
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21 MAY 2012 - 21 MAY 2012
hosted by SEACOM
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22 MAY 2012 - 23 MAY 2012
Co-located with SatCom, Telecoms World, Carriers and The TV Show
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22 MAY 2012 - 23 MAY 2012
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
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