By SubTel Forum
A 14 000 km long submarine fibre optic cable known as the West Africa Cable System (WACS) has landed for the first time on Namibian shores. Â The cable will enable Namibia to improve communications and Internet services that are crucial for socioeconomic development. According to a Southern Times article, the cable is also expected to be laid in South Africa, Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cote d Ivoire, Cape Verde as well as the Canary Islands, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
