By Telecompaper
GoTo Networks and Djibouti Telecom have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Djibouti Telecom’s participation in the Australia West Express submarine cable system. Australia West Express (AWE) is a new undersea telecommunications cable system being constructed by GoTo Networks from Perth, Australia to Djibouti on the northeast coast of Africa.
Djibouti Telecom will be the landing party in Djibouti, and will provide its facilities to allow AWE to land its cable and to interconnect with other carriers. AWE will be located in a new cable landing station and will have interconnection facilities to all three existing cable landing stations.
Djibouti Telecom will provide interconnection to EIG, Seacom, EASSy, Sea-Me-We-3 and new cables under construction such as AAE-1 and SEA-ME-WE-5. These allow for easy interconnect to Europe, Eastern Africa, the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and South Asia. The expected ready-for-service date for Australia West Express is Q1 2018.
