ARTICLE · 06 JUNE 2012

Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System Set To Encourage Growth In Seychelles

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Appleby acted as Seychelles counsel to African Development Bank in its €8.4m loan to Seychelles Cable Systems Company Limited and the associated security package, for the development of the Seychelles Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System.

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Appleby acted as Seychelles counsel to African Development Bank in its €8.4m loan to Seychelles Cable Systems Company Limited and the associated security package, for the development of the Seychelles Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System.

Internet connectivity in the Seychelles is set to be significantly enhanced during the course of 2012 thanks to the arrival this week of the Seychelles Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System, an undersea fibre optic cable system connecting the countries of eastern Africa to the rest of the world. The system replaces the existing satellite connection. The 2000km cable links the Seychelles directly to a landing station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from where other international fibre systems can be accessed.

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