mwanakijiji
03-23-2009, 05:32 PM
Daily News March 17, 2009
Tanzania will soon step deeper into the digital world by being connected to the global broadband network through a marine optic fibre in the Indian Ocean installed by SEACOM. SEACOM, which had been laying the under sea cable since November 2007, was last week provided with a licence by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) to formally start operations.
?This means Tanzania will now be connected to the rest of the world via submarine cable gateway in addition to the existing satellite linkage,? said the TCRA Director General, Prof John Nkoma.
The Seacom Chairman, Mr George Kahama added, ?This license will also take the ordinary Tanzanian to greater economic and social heights.?
The company?s approximately 13,000km of submarine fibre optic cable connects southern and eastern African countries with India and Egypt with Europe and Asia. Prof Nkoma said SEACOM would address deficiencies in the existing regional telecommunication system by providing high quality broadband connectivity to east Africa reducing the need to rely on expensive satellite systems. The cable will be used by both the internet providers, telecommunication companies and other consumers by offering international data access of bigger capacity.
The submarine cable network, Mr Kahama said, is promising cheaper services. He said tariffs were significantly lower. "They are half of those available through satellite and limited fiber capacities in the market today,? he added. Seacom will be ready to serve Southern and East African markets later this year, well in time to meet the bandwidth needs of the Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. TCRA also issued internet service license to three new applicants: Infosys IPS (T) Ltd, Tanzania Postal Corporation and Tele-Intomatrix (T) Ltd.
Tanzania will soon step deeper into the digital world by being connected to the global broadband network through a marine optic fibre in the Indian Ocean installed by SEACOM. SEACOM, which had been laying the under sea cable since November 2007, was last week provided with a licence by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) to formally start operations.
?This means Tanzania will now be connected to the rest of the world via submarine cable gateway in addition to the existing satellite linkage,? said the TCRA Director General, Prof John Nkoma.
The Seacom Chairman, Mr George Kahama added, ?This license will also take the ordinary Tanzanian to greater economic and social heights.?
The company?s approximately 13,000km of submarine fibre optic cable connects southern and eastern African countries with India and Egypt with Europe and Asia. Prof Nkoma said SEACOM would address deficiencies in the existing regional telecommunication system by providing high quality broadband connectivity to east Africa reducing the need to rely on expensive satellite systems. The cable will be used by both the internet providers, telecommunication companies and other consumers by offering international data access of bigger capacity.
The submarine cable network, Mr Kahama said, is promising cheaper services. He said tariffs were significantly lower. "They are half of those available through satellite and limited fiber capacities in the market today,? he added. Seacom will be ready to serve Southern and East African markets later this year, well in time to meet the bandwidth needs of the Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. TCRA also issued internet service license to three new applicants: Infosys IPS (T) Ltd, Tanzania Postal Corporation and Tele-Intomatrix (T) Ltd.