By SubTel Forum
The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System, better known as EASSy, started offering commercial services on 30 July 2010 according to My Broadband News.  To date the undersea fibre optic cable system company has flown under the radar, but market speculation suggests that they are entering the local market with aggressive pricing. According to a reliable source they can land an STM-1 (155 Mbps) with full onward Internet bandwidth from Djibouti (where EASSy terminates) to London and beyond for around US$360 (±R2 475) per Mbps per month. This price rivals the most aggressive pricing on SEACOM and SAT-3/SAFE.