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AFRICA ONE
Africa One project is an optical fibre submarine cable network
that is planned to go round the African continent with landing
points on some coastal countries and connected to global optical
fibre submarine cable systems.
One of the objectives of the project is to
link African countries to one another and the rest of the
world with high capacity communications systems that will
serve the traffic demands generated by the high growth of
internet, e-mail, e-commerce and telephone service all of
which are stimulated by low tariff rates.
The project is expected to be operational
in the year 2002.
For more information, link to the following website: www.africaone.com
Contact Person:
Mr. De Leu
Regional Managing Director/ Africa
Tel: +254 2 571103
Fax:+254 2 572524
E-mail: deleu@africaone.com
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RASCOM
RASCOM project is Africans' satellite solution to the Africans'
communications
problems. The project will provide space segment required for
national and international telecommunications services in all
African countries; in particular, it will provide the following
services and facilities:
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Telecommunication services in rural areas of African on a
large scale at very low tariff rates;
· Inter-urban links within a country;
· Direct links between Africa countries;
· Sound and television broadcasting;
· Provision of value-added service eg internet,
The last milestones in the implementation
of the project are:
· Finalising the co-ownership agreement
in January and February 2001.
· Creation and registration of the RASCOM-BOT company:
(RASCOM*Star) in February 2001.
· Placing an order for the selected satellite by ALCATEL
and PDR by March 2001.
· Pilot project in some selected African countries
to test the functioning of the RASCOM ground terminals to
be used on the RASCOM system by June 2001.
· Launch of the satellite through co-ownership by the
last quarter of the year 2002.
· Operation of the first dedicated satellite system
for Africa by the first quarter of the year 2003.
For more information link to the following
website: www.rascom.org
Contact Person:
Mr. Christien Sagoe
Tel: +225 20 223674/223683
Fax:+225 20 223676/223679
E-mail: info@rascom.org
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COMTEL
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern
Africa (COMESA) is promoting the establishment of a regional
telecommunications network that will be built and managed
by COMTEL Communications Ltd. a private limited company. The
objective of the project is to facilitate increased trade
relations within the region that cover the following twenty
countries: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda,
Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, D R Congo, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
COMTEL backbone network is configured to
include a mix of optical fibre, high capacity terrestrial
radio and satellite systems. The network will carry voice,
data of variable bandwidth and TV programmes.
For more information link to the following
website: www.comesa.int
Contact Person:
Dr. A Dafalla
Tel: +260 1 229725/32
Fax: +260 1 227318
E-mail: Adafalla@comesa.int
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DIGITAL TRANSMISSION PROJECT
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY DIGITAL TRANSMISSION
PROJECT
The East African Community presently
comprising of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania is planning to install
an optical fibre transmission system linking capital cities
and a number of major towns in the three countries. The purpose
of the project is to improve trade relations among the three
countries. The project is estimated to cost US $60m
For more information link to the following
website: www.eachq.org
Contact Person:
Mr. Elias Bahanda
Project Manager
Tel: +255 27 250 4456
Fax: +255 27 250 8939
E-mail: bahanda@eachq.org
African Telecommunication Regulatory Information Exchange
Second quarter 2000
The purpose of this project is to establish a comprehensive
electronic reference library of the telecommunication regulatory
situation in all African countries. This library will include,
inter alia, telecommunication regulations and legislation.
The project aims to enhance information exchange between and
among African countries, as well as to disseminate this information
to potential investors.
Status: Proposed
Web Site Development for African Regulators
Second and third quarter 2000
This project aims to assist African Regulators that do not
presently have web sites to establish and maintain their own
web sites. Assistance in the technical development, as well
as training, will be provided.
Status: Proposed
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