70% of sub-Sahara Africa’s population is under 30, and the continent is projected to account for a quarter of the world’s population by 2050. Telecommunications and AI companies are aiming to transform
70% of sub-Sahara Africa’s population is under 30, and the continent is projected to account for a quarter of the world’s population by 2050.
Telecommunications and AI companies are aiming to transform the potential they see there by offering greater capacity for harnessing AI.
African digital infrastructure company SEACOM is launching SEACOM 2.0, a subsea cable system it says is poised to redefine connectivity across the Indian Ocean Basin, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southern Europe.
The company is addressing Africa’s explosive demand for AI, cloud, and real-time data services. The region is home to 2.9 billion people across 33 nations, with a surging middle class, it says.
By 2030, networks are expected to carry over 10 billion AI agents, and SEACOM 2.0 will serve as the backbone for this AI-driven revolution. The new system is no ordinary cable. It introduces a 48-fibre-pair architecture, a leap in design tailored for high-capacity, low-latency AI workloads.
Cable landing stations will transform into AI communication nodes, seamlessly linking African nations’ sovereign AI infrastructure to global data hubs.
More AI developments are underway. Google has unveiled plans to build four new subsea cable hubs across African corridors. It’s Equiano system already serves several African
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