On March 29, 2022, Telkom and the PEACE Cable Company made history by successfully landing the sixth submarine cable in Mombasa, Kenya, worth a staggering Sh48.8 billion.
The PEACE Cable, a strategic investment for Telkom, aims to bring faster and more stable communication services connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia. The cable will also connect France to Pakistan via the Europe-Asia route and Mombasa, Kenya, via an Indian Ocean route.
According to Telkom CEO, Mugo Kibati, "The investment in submarine cables is of strategic importance to Telkom. We are proud to contribute to Kenya's strategic evolution to become a digital economy, in line with the country's Big 4 Agenda that relies on ICT to enhance processes, improve efficiencies, and boost consistency in service delivery to Kenyans."
The PEACE Cable is the sixth submarine cable to be landed in Mombasa, following the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1), SEACOM, The East African Marine System (TEAMS), the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), and the Lower Indian Ocean NetWork II (LION II).
PEACE Cable's Chief Operating Officer, Sun Xiaohua, added, "PEACE will bring more diversified digital connection options and provide high-speed, large-capacity, and stable data access opportunities to Kenya in the future."
Notably, the PEACE Cable's second phase will see the cable extend to Singapore and Southern Africa, boosting bandwidth and connectivity from its current African landing point in Mombasa, all the way to South Africa, consequently opening new markets to cable partners in East Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
