This achievement is part of the Central Africa Backbone project. More than happy prospects for the three neighboring countries of Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. They will soon benefit from a smooth and high-speed internet connection. At least, this is the objective behind the implementation of the Central Africa Backbone project.
As part of this initiative, the Gabonese Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF) announced on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, the end of work to extend 528 km of optical fiber connecting Bouée, a locality located in the north from Gabon, to physical interconnections in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
“The Aninf indicates the next step of CAB4 will be the operational commissioning of the link which will allow the populations of Gabonese cities and the other two countries to benefit from good quality broadband Internet services. To this end, the interconnection project of Cameroon with its neighbors in the sub-region by optical fiber was included in the 11 integrating projects that the Community presented during a round table, on November 16 and 17, in Paris in France .”
As a reminder, the Central Africa Backbone project will make it possible to “interconnect the member countries of Cemac in a high-speed telecommunications network as recommended by the heads of state of the sub-region since 2016.
This project is designed with a view to ” increase in capacity, in quality and at competitive prices, the offer of telecommunications services in the Community area. The main donors are the African Development Bank and the World Bank ”, conclude our colleagues.
