SOUTH AFRICA: Major new broadband cable benefits universities
June 1st, 2009
By Bill Corcoran
Confirmation that critical portions of the new Seacom 17,000km undersea fibre optic cable linking Africa to Europe and India have been completed marked a momentous occasion for people involved in tertiary education in South Africa.
As universities around the world have become used to fast and affordable internet access that handles large volumes of data, South Africa's higher education institutions have been left to languish in the connectivity dark ages due to a lack of telecommunications infrastructure.
According to Duncan Greaves, acting CEO ...
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