Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Kenya invites South Sudan to connect to region’s fibre-optic cables

According to a press release from the government of South Sudan (GoSS), the Kenyan authorities have invited the newly independent country to connect to fibre-optic cables in the East African region. In a meeting with South Sudan’s minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Kenyan ambassador Bruce Madete said the invitation would form part of broadband interconnectivity programmes in the East African Community to improve communications in the region. Madete revealed that Kenya is connected through a cable in Turkana near Eastern Equatoria, adding that the country is open to discussions with South Sudan on the possibility of connecting to fibre-optic cables in the area.


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