The marine installation of the Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) has commenced and is being undertaken by Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine network provider.
NCSCS is significant because it is Cameroon’s first wholly-owned submarine cable and it is being funded with investment provided by the Cameroonian government.
The cable spans about 1,100 km, and will directly link Kribi in Cameroon with Lagos in Nigeria, delivering 12.8 Tbps of capacity to broadband users in both countries by the end of 2015.
Jean-Pierre Biyiti bi Essam, the minister of Posts and Telecommunications, said, “The Government of Cameroon has embarked on putting in place the necessary facilities to boost the demand and supply of services in quality, in quantity and at affordable prices, as well as to increase telecommunications universal access and universal service”. The installation of the NCSCS further demonstrates “the willingness of the Government to implement a true broadband infrastructure development policy throughout Cameroon’s national territory”, the Minister added.
The NCSCS system forms part of Cameroon’s broader strategic plan for building a National Broadband Network.
The implementation of this submarine cable system will significantly enhance the development of e-government, e-trade, e-education and e-health programs and boost the economic and commercial development of Cameroon.
