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Under Da Sea: SEACOM, EASSy and other submarines
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:34
by Stuart
MyBB wrote:SEACOM cable construction finished; end-to-end testing of the services to start soon
SEACOM, the 1.28 Tbps East African undersea fibre-optic cable system, promised South Africans more affordable international bandwidth from mid-2009. Unlike other cable projects which were dogged by delays, SEACOM is running according to schedule.
“SEACOM is in its final stretch! With the rapid progress of SEACOM’s construction, we will soon be providing cheaper and faster bandwidth to our customers. The Site Acceptance Testing was recently completed in Mombasa, and the terminal installation has also been completed in South Africa,” the SEACOM CEO said recently.
According to the SEACOM website the system will be completed in 49 days, but a reliable industry source said that the physical cable system is already completed and that the final preparations are now underway before testing which starts in early June.
Neotel Chief Technology Officer Angus Hay confirmed that they are preparing end-to-end testing on SEACOM from early June. Hay further highlighted that this testing will involve the full system – from the Neotel point-of-presence in Midrand to international destinations.
SEACOM is set to become operational by the end of June.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:35
by Stuart
okay, now that i have posted that i await for someone to point out that it's already been posted today.
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Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:36
by Ron2K
No, hasn't been posted today. Except by you.
However, I am expecting SEACOM to make no impact whatsoever with regards to broadband pricing.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:37
by Stuart
not immediately, agreed. you don't think it'll have an eventual impact?
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:40
by Ron2K
No. Given the state of telecommunications in this country, the only shift is likely to be upwards, and not downwards.
One needs only look at recent statements from the bigwigs at IS to work out why.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 15:42
by Stuart
hmmm ... your pessimism is refreshing. i do think we should be cautious about getting too excited. let's wait and see how it turns out.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 17:38
by Sojourn
Anything that advances a 3rd world emerging economy is deemed a cash cow by the people steering these projects.
If anyone had any hope for actual competition to emerge from this endeavor that passes a benefit to the residential consumer, I am sorry.
You may now have some beans and cabbage (to be obtained in isle 3, discount section) to clear out all that smoke. I need to clear some myself.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 23:03
by Frozenfireside
Yawn. SSDD.
Wake me when it actually makes a difference to the pricing/speed/anal governments hold on the telecommunications of RSA.
Heard this many times.
Can I haz a reality pill?
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 22 May 2009, 23:16
by Stuart
Frozenfireside wrote:Yawn. SSDD.
lol, someone read dreamcatcher
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 25 May 2009, 16:15
by SBSP
I actually got a call from an authorized SEACOM bandwith reseller. To try and convince us.
Apparantly there is only a few companies that is allowed to sell SEACOM's bandwith.
I know IS is one of them cant remember the rest including the one that phoned me.
They do offer some pro's over telkom's cons.
But its nothing great imo.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 25 May 2009, 17:42
by -Prometheus-
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Seacom undersea cable goes live, boosts connectivity
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 08:15
by doo_much
Seacom undersea cable goes live, boosts connectivity
The highly-anticipated Seacom undersea fibre-optics network was completed and went live on Thursday – boosting international connectivity on the East Coast of Africa.
“Today, is a historic day for Africa, and marks the dawn of a new era for communications between the continent and the rest of the world. Our tireless efforts of the past 24 months have come to fruition, and we are proud to be the first to provide affordable, high quality broadband capacity and experience to East African economies,” enthused Seacom CEO Brian Herlihy.
“Turning the switch ‘on’ creates a huge anticipation but, ultimately, Seacom will be judged on the changes that take place on the continent over the coming years,” he added.
Terrestrial backhaul linkage networks to Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala, with the cable’s coastal landing stations have been established and Seacom said it was working with its national partners to commission the final links to Kigali and Addis Ababa.
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Oh joy. Now the Nigerians will have even cheaper e-mail and internet.
Re: Seacom undersea cable goes live, boosts connectivity
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 08:19
by Stuart
doo_much wrote:Oh joy. Now the Nigerians will have even cheaper e-mail and internet.
So they can sell cheaper drugs?
Re: Seacom undersea cable goes live, boosts connectivity
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 08:29
by doo_much
Stuart wrote:doo_much wrote:Oh joy. Now the Nigerians will have even cheaper e-mail and internet.
So they can sell cheaper drugs?
Possibly!
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 10:39
by DarkStar
One thing that people seem to not realise is that the current SAT-3 cable (used by Telkom) is only 120 Gbit/s.
SEACOM is running at 1.28 Tbit/s (1280 Gbit/s).
Surely that fact alone means something, at least?
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 10:41
by Stuart
DarkStar wrote:One thing that people seem to not realise is that the current SAT-3 cable (used by Telkom) is only 120 Gbit/s.
SEACOM is running at 1.28 Tbit/s (1280 Gbit/s).
Surely that fact alone means something, at least?
Someone posted a link the other day claiming that, whilst 1.28 Tbit/s is the CAPABILITY, it won't be running at that initially. Might've been Katie. Will have to see if I can find it.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 12:24
by Sojourn
i JuST WANT LOTS OF FRee INTeRWeBS. bRING IT ALReADY.
I am tired of being ripped off.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 08:21
by jee
I am working with a number of suppliers/vendors - some tell me that we will not see a marked difference as they have to recoup their money first (for buying in).
Other tell me that we will get more bandwidth for the same price....
No-one can give me a guarantee.
Problem is that there are so many places that are without - and I believe that the "extra" bandwidth will be uses to give access to rural areas, instead of boosting the existing connectivity. Anyway, thats what government wants..
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 09:42
by RuadRauFlessa
Hehehe Hostworx is dropping their bandwidth costs by about 20% in the next 3 months. And all due to Seacom
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 09:50
by Mow
The first effect mainstream user will see is larger caps for the same cash. think 7Gb for the price of 5. Online gamers will see a lower international latecy and performance of streaming services like YouTube will improve. If you look at how the YouTube sends there multicast data you should be able to watch a video realtime with a 192kbps connection. This has been impossible because protocal shaping and Qos on saix. Now with more BD , this should ease.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 10:22
by RuadRauFlessa
RuadRauFlessa wrote:Hehehe Hostworx is dropping their bandwidth costs by about 20% in the next 3 months. And all due to Seacom
Like I said
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 10:39
by Mow
I didn't argue . ? ? ?
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 10:42
by RuadRauFlessa
Nope didn't say you were. I'm just making a point. and that is that bandwidth costs are actually going to go doooooowwwwwwnnnn.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 14:29
by WiK1d
Yeah, R299 to R239 is a HUGE drop.
Re: SEACOM Construction Finished!
Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 14:32
by Jonboy
Okay, so noobie here wants to know if this will just relate to ADSL or if 3G will also come down?
Haven't got a clue whether these two technologies are related