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SACS

The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is a submarine cable system connecting Sangano in Angola and Fortaleza in Brazil, the world's first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic.

The SACS cable system consists of 4 fiber pairs, with an initial design capacity of 40Tb/s (100Gb/s x 100 wavelengths x 4 fiber-pairs), supplied by NEC.

The SACS is owned and operated by Angola Cables, established in 2009 as a wholesale network operator and a joint venture of five Angolan operators Angola Telecom (51%), Unitel (31%), MSTelcom (9%), Movicel (6%) and Startel (3%).

In addition to its operations in Angola and other countries, Angola Cables owns and operates a cable landing station in Forteleza (Forteleza CLS) and a Tier III carrier-neutral data center in Forteleza (AngoNAP Forteleza).

The Forteleza CLS is also a landing station for Angola Cables' MONET cable system connecting Brazil and the United States, which was ready for service in December 2017.

The SACS cable system was ready for service on September 26th, 2018.

In March 2023, Angola Cables rebranded its Brizilian operations as TelCables Brasil, aiming to increase and strengthen its local presence in Brazil and Latam, with full global support from the parent brand. 

 

SACS Cable Map

Articles
Title Published Date Hits
Angola Cables Ranks the Most Interconnected Network Operator in Africa
04-02-22 4197
South Atlantic Cable System Steps Up To Support Major Telco Operators And Global Content Providers
22-10-21 3699
AmLight Activates100G End-to-End Links between the U.S., Brazil and South Africa via SACS+WACS
06-03-20 3047
Angola Cables and Nokia Trial 300G Wavelength through SACS and MONET
02-02-20 2802
Angola Cables Activates Direct Optical Connection on SACS and MONET
27-11-19 2877
SACS Cable to Boost Connectivity in Africa via Teraco Data Centres
21-11-18 3220
7 Reasons Why SACS is a Game Changer
31-10-18 3436
Angola Cables Enters into Strategic Partnership with Silica Networks
26-10-18 2914
NEC Completes World's First Submarine Cable Crossing the South Atlantic
01-10-18 4236
SACS Cable System Goes Live
29-09-18 6502

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