Burundi Optical Cable Laying Plan
Additionally, 520 communication towers are currently being built across the country, with a goal of achieving 96% phone and internet coverage by 2026. Burundi and Zambia are to be connected via an underwater fibre optic cable, following an agreement at the second Digital Government Africa Summit, which took place from 2-4 October 2024 in Zambia's capital Lusaka. In today's headlines, African Telecoms giant Seacom announced that it will be laying fiber optic broadband cables in the coming year in three African nations: Burundi, Somalia, and Southern Sudan. Zambia and Burundi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance regional digital infrastructure by improving fibre optic connectivity between the two nations. Decko provides a full spectrum of contract services to communications companies from engineering and construction to cable installation and splicing and system support.
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