On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Njoroge Tito<titonjoroge@gmail.com> wrote:
During the launch - was the 1Gbps even 50% utilized?
Tito
Obviously high-level government representatives and dignitaries video-conferencing launch functions did not even require 100 MB/s. And anyway, video conferencing has long been going on via satellite. "live 1Gbit/s international connections between South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique using a high-definition video feed to interconnect representatives and dignitaries across the five countries" A TRUE LAUNCH would have been them releasing the raw broadband power for the region to experience Terra broadband power -if they have it that is.. or were they afraid/concerned it would have been 'too much terror' for us poor us consumers used to narrow bands for which we pay an arm and leg for? "The 17,000km 1.28TB/s submarine cable spans the entire length of the east coast of Africa, with backhaul connections to coastal landing stations providing links to Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala. Kigali and Addis Ababa will be added shortly..." Question?: How did they launch in Tanzania? <http://www.crn.com.au/News/151136,east-africa-undersea-cable-goes-live.aspx> Question? Does the completed "1.2 TB/s" Eastern Africa to South Africa segment meet/connect to equal onward capacity cable from South Africa to Europe? Or 1.2 TB/s is 'technical capacity' that will have to wait until after other cables are completed? "SAT-3 has a capacity of 120 Gbit/s while SAFE has a capacity of 130 Gbit/s; however, plans are in place to triple SAT-3's capacity to 340 Gbit/s in the near future thanks to technological advancements allowing 2.5Gb/s wavelengths to be replaced with 10Gb/s wavelengths" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT-3/WASC_(cable_system)>