The South Atlantic Cable System, coupled with the Monet cable - which is already under construction and will link São Paulo in Brazil with Miami in the US next year - promises a faster and lower latency (round-trip time) internet route to Latin America and the US. Its backers hope it will transform Angola's economy, helping it lessen its dependence on oil revenue, and help grow the digital economy in the region. Angola's five largest telecommunications operators - Angola Telecom, Unitel, MSTelcom, Movicel and Startel - are investors in Angola Cables, the company that is responsible for building the South Atlantic Cable System. The contract for the cable's construction has been awarded to NEC of Japan, which is already conducting a marine survey to determine the best route along the ocean floor. The total cost of the project - including Monet, in which Angola Cables is a consortium investor alongside Google and others, and a new data centre in Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil - is ab...
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