Six new telecom operators joined ACE cable project, which plans to implement a submarine cable system from France to South Africa, totaling ACE members to 25, reports telegeography.com.
The recent additions to ACE are Etisalat Nigeria, Expresso Telecom Group (international branch of Sudanese telco Sudatel, present in Malawi, Mauritania, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria), Globalink (Sierra Leone), Mauritius Telecom, L’Office Congolais des Postes et Telecommunication (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Sierratel (Sierra Leone).