Google’s Equiano cable to land in South Africa this June

Google will land its high-capacity Equiano submarine cable system at Melkbosstrand, north of Cape Town, in June. According to an assessment report commissioned by Google and conducted by Africa Practice, in collaboration with Genesis Analytics, the subsea cable will lower latency and almost triple internet speeds in SA and Namibia by 2025 – a boost that is predicted to create 180 000 jobs in SA, 1.6 million jobs in Nigeria and 21 000 jobs in Namibia in the forecast period.