Map of Submarine Cable and Terrestrial Fiber Broadband Infrastructure
Submarine Cable Companies and Landing Points in ECOWAS region
By Companies
| S/N |
Submarine Cable Companies |
Landing Points |
No of landing points |
Length of Cable |
Landing Capacity |
Active year |
| 1 |
AFRICA COAST TO EUROPE (ACE) |
|
10 |
17,000 km-long (France - South Africa) |
20 Tb/s |
December 2012 |
| 2 |
GLO -1 |
|
2 |
9,800?km long (Lagos ? UK) |
2.5 Tb/s |
October 2010 |
| 3 |
MAIN ONE |
|
4 |
14,000 km (Nigeria - UK) |
1280 Gb/s |
July 2010 |
| 4 |
ATLANTIS-2 |
|
1 |
12,000 kilometers (Argentina - Portugal) |
160 Gb/s |
May 2000 |
| 5 |
SAT-3/WASC - SOUTH ATLANTIC 3/WEST AFRICA SUBMARINE CABLE |
|
5 |
14,300km (Portugal and Spain to South Africa) |
780 Gb/s |
April 2002 |
| 6 |
WEST AFRICA CABLE SYSTEM (WACS) |
|
4 |
14,530 km (West Cape, South Africa - London, UK) |
14.5 Tb/s |
May 2012 |
| 7 |
ELLALINK |
|
1 |
Approx. 5,900 km between Fortaleza (Brazil) and Sines (Portugal) |
100 Tb/s |
June 2021 |
| 8 |
EQUIANO (GOOGLE) |
|
2 |
15,000 km from Portugal to South Africa |
150 Tb/s |
March 2023 |
| 9 |
SENEGAL HORN AFRICA REGIONAL EXPRESS (SHARE) |
|
2 |
Spanning 720km in length and connecting from Dakar in Senegal to Praia in Cape Verde |
16 Tb/s |
January 2023 |
| 10 |
MAROC TELECOM WEST AFRICA |
|
3 |
8,600 km from Morocco to Benin Republic |
20 Tb/s |
July 2021 |
| 11 |
NIGERIA - CAMEROON SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM (NCSCS) |
|
1 |
Spanning 1100 km in length connecting from Nigeria (Lagos) to Cameroon (Limbe) |
128 Tb/s |
September 2015 |
| 12 |
2AFRICA |
|
2 |
45,000 km from Genoa, Italy to Nigeria |
180 Tb/s |
February 2024 |
| Total Landing Points: 37 |
By Country
| S/N |
Country |
No of landing points |
Submarine Cable Company |
| 1 |
BENIN |
3 |
|
| 2 |
CABO VERDE |
2 |
|
| 3 |
CôTE D'IVOIRE |
5 |
|
| 4 |
THE GAMBIA |
1 |
|
| 5 |
GHANA |
5 |
|
| 6 |
GUINEA |
1 |
|
| 7 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
1 |
|
| 8 |
LIBERIA |
1 |
|
| 9 |
NIGERIA |
9 |
|
| 10 |
SENEGAL |
5 |
|
| 11 |
SIERRA LEONE |
1 |
|
| 12 |
TOGO |
3 |
|
| 37 landing points |
12 Submarine Cable Companies |
Data Center
| S/N |
Country |
Private |
Government |
PPP |
Total |
Data Center Description |
| 1 |
BENIN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1. | SBIN | Government | Ministry of Finance | ARCEP | |
| 2 |
CABO VERDE |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1. | Praia Data Center | Government | Praia | ARME | | 2. | Mindelo Data Center | Government | Mindelo | ARME | |
| 3 |
CôTE D'IVOIRE |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| 1. | Raxio Abidjan CIV1 | Government | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | | 2. | Equinix AB1 | Government | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | | 3. | PAIX Abidjan | Government | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | | 4. | STD Abidjan | Government | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | | 5. | STELLARIX Abidjan | Government | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | | 6. | MTN Abidjan Data Centre | Private | Abidjan | https://www.datacentermap.com/ivory-coast/abidjan/ | |
| 4 |
THE GAMBIA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1. | Sere Kunda Data Center | Private | Sere Kunda | PURA | |
| 5 |
GHANA |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| 1. | Ministry of Communication & Digitalization | Government | Accra | NCA | | 2. | National Data Center (NITA) | Government | Accra | NCA | | 3. | MDXi Appolonia Data Center | Private | Accra | NCA | | 4. | an African Internet Exchange data centres?(PAIX Accra) | Private | Accra | NCA | | 5. | IS GH Data Center (IS Internet Solutions GH LTD) | Private | Accra | NCA | | 6. | MTN Ghana Data Centers | Private | Accra | NCA | | 7. | AT Data Centers | Private | Accra | NCA | | 8. | Telecel Data Centers | Private | Accra | NCA | |
| 6 |
GUINEA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 7 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 8 |
LIBERIA |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 1. | Ministry of Finance | Government | Monrovia | LTA | | 2. | Central Bank | Government | Monrovia | LTA | | 3. | Libtelco (Liberia Telecommunication Company) | Government | Monrovia | LTA | |
| 9 |
NIGERIA |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 1. | LOS1 Lekki Data Center | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 2. | Lagos LOS1 Data Center | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 3. | Lagos (LOS 1) | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 4. | Abuja ABV1 Data Center | Private | Abuja | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 5. | LOS 1 Lagos Data Centre | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 6. | MTN Ikoyi Switch | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 7. | LOS1 Lagos Nigeria | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 8. | africa-west-1 | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 9. | TBD Data Center | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 10. | LOS2 Lagos Data Center | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | | 11. | Lagos Data Center | Private | Lagos | https://www.datacenters.com/locations/nigeria | |
| 10 |
SENEGAL |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1. | Center of Diamniadio | Government | Diamnidiao | ARTP | | 2. | Center of the Technopole | Government | Dakar | ARTP | |
| 11 |
SIERRA LEONE |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 1. | Bank of Sierra Leone | Government | Freetown | NATCOM | | 2. | Freetown Data Center 1 | Private | Freetown | NATCOM | | 3. | Freetown Data Center 2 | Private | Freetown | NATCOM | | 4. | Freetown Data Center 3 | Private | Freetown | NATCOM | |
| 12 |
TOGO |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 1. | Lomé Data Center [Société d'Infrastructures Numériques (SIN)] | Government | Lomé | ART&P | | 2. | Cloud & Racks Data Center | Private | Lomé | ART&P | |
|
|
23 |
17 |
0 |
40 |
|
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
| S/N |
Country |
Private |
Government |
PPP |
Total |
IXPs Description |
| 1 |
BENIN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| 2 |
CABO VERDE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 3 |
CôTE D'IVOIRE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | CIVIX Internet Exchange Point | Government | Abidjan |
|
| 4 |
THE GAMBIA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | Sere-Kunda Internet Exchange Point | Private | Sere-Kunda |
|
| 5 |
GHANA |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1 | Ghana Internet Exchange Association | Government | Accra | | 2 | Accra Internet Exchange | Government | Accra |
|
| 6 |
GUINEA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | Point d'Echange Internet de la Guin?e (IXP-GUINEE) | Government | Conakry |
|
| 7 |
GUINEA BISSAU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 8 |
LIBERIA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | Cable Consortium of Liberia | Government | Monrovia |
|
| 9 |
NIGERIA |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 1 | IXPN (Internet Xchange Point of Nigeria | Private | Abuja | | 2 | IXPN (Internet Xchange Point of Nigeria | Private | Lagos | | 3 | IXPN (Internet Xchange Point of Nigeria | Private | Kano | | 4 | IXPN (Internet Xchange Point of Nigeria | Private | Portharcourt | | 5 | WAF-IX (West African Internet Xchange Point) managed by Mainone Cable | Private | Lagos | | 6 | AF-CIX (West Africa Interconnection Exchange) managed by rack centre | Private | Lagos |
|
| 10 |
SENEGAL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | Senegal Numeric | Government | Dakar |
|
| 11 |
SIERRA LEONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 12 |
TOGO |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1 | Togo Internet Exchange Point (TGIX) | Government | Lome |
|
|
|
7 |
11 |
0 |
18 |
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