SEACOM (African cable system)

SEACOM
SEACOM
	Owners:; 50% Industrial Promotion Services; 10% Remgro; 10% Sanlam; 20% Convergence Partners; 10% Brian Herlihy;
	Key people:; Oliver Fortuin; Group Chief Executive Officer
	Landing points see the landing points section
Total length	17,000 kilometres (10,563 mi)
Design capacity	12 Tbit/s
Currently lit capacity	4.2 Tbit/s
Technology	Fiber optics
Date of first use	July 23, 2009
Website	seacom.com

SEACOM launched Africa's first broadband submarine cable system along the continent's Southern coasts in 2009. SEACOM is privately owned and operated.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Duncan McLeod (23 August 2018). "Seacom 'no comment' on FibreCo 'acquisition' talks". Tech Central South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ Sibahle Malinga (10 December 2020). "MTN's Oliver Fortuin appointed Seacom group CEO". ITWeb South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ Tech Central (4 August 2020). "Seacom to double capacity on surging Internet demand". Tech Central South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[WhatR-1] Duncan McLeod (23 August 2018). "Seacom 'no comment' on FibreCo 'acquisition' talks". Tech Central South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[LdrR-2] Sibahle Malinga (10 December 2020). "MTN's Oliver Fortuin appointed Seacom group CEO". ITWeb South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[6R-3] Tech Central (4 August 2020). "Seacom to double capacity on surging Internet demand". Tech Central South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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SEACOM

Owners: 50% Industrial Promotion Services 10% Remgro 10% Sanlam 20% Convergence Partners 10% Brian Herlihy^[1]
Key people: Oliver Fortuin Group Chief Executive Officer^[2]
Landing points see the landing points section
Total length	17,000 kilometres (10,563 mi)
Design capacity	12 Tbit/s
Currently lit capacity	4.2 Tbit/s^[3]
Technology	Fiber optics
Date of first use	July 23, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-07-23)
Website	seacom.com