Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia now have a joint fiber optic connection, where the plan to expand the terrestrial fiber optic network plans to reach “optical channels” of up to 100 Gbps each.
The inauguration of the aforementioned technological infrastructure was attended by the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, and the counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tchisekedi, and from Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, where the connection between Angola and the DRC will be made between operators Angola Telecom and Liquid DRC, through two point-to-point circuits.
The first will connect Luanda and Kinshasa, over a length of 1.150 kilometres, with a capacity of 40 Gbps. The second point is between Luanda and Cabinda, passing through Nóqui, in the province of Zaire, in a length of 690 kilometers, providing access to voice and data services to national and international users.
As for the connection with Zambia, it will be made between the operators Unitel and NTD, from the Karipande area (Moxico province), on the border with Zambia, to the company's PoP station Angola Cables, in Luanda, with an extension of approximately 2.000 kilometers.
This fiber optic connection between the two countries falls within the scope of the Executive's Strategic Plan to turn Angola into a regional hub, aligned with the objectives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
