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ACE Consortium is a mix of private companies, governments and SPVs
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17000 Km Long
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An overall investment of US 700 Million
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40G technology proof (5.12 Tbps)
- Will provide seamless interconnections with existing high bandwidth cable systems connecting Europe, Asia, North and South America
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ACE will give countries in Africa the opportunity to access the international broadband network at a lower cost
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This will increase high-speed Internet in Africa, thus reducing the digital divide and triggering social and economic development
- Increasing network capacity allows the reduction of the final subscription cost and addresses the strong demand in Internet & Mobile networks in Africa
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In the end, 23 countries connected, among which:
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21 countries with landing points
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2 landlocked countries (Mali and Niger) via terrestrial link
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7 countries previously not served by a high bandwidth cable system (Eq. Guinea, Gambia, Guniea, Liberia, Mauritania, Sao Tome & Principe & Sierra Leone
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