Neotel, South Africa’s second national operator has signed a contract with SEACOM to land a new sea cable in South Africa by 2009.

The cable which will connect South Africa to Europe and India, will also land in Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya and UAE. Construction is planned to start later this year.

With a capacity of 1.28 Tbps it is hoped the cable will support the expected exponential growth in Africa.

Looks like 2009/2010 is going to be a great year for low cost bandwidth in South Africa. Neotel