2Africa West Coast Update: Some Routes Are Active Today
1. The UK, South Africa, and Portugal POPs are passing traffic today. A. UK POPs include Slough Equinix. B. Lisbon includes both LS1 & the new Altice facility. C. South Africa: CT1, CT2. 2. Raxio is the main 2Africa POP in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Hand offs also include the CLS itself. Originally the planned PAIX data center was intended to be the main 2African POP. However, it is either cancelled or delayed. Not clear at this moment. 3. 2Africa POPs in Lagos include MDXI and also new Digital Realty site. The former Medallion DC where most 2Africa SLTEs will be housed will only open its doors in late September. So Lagos may not be live til late 2025. 4. There are plans to extend 2Africa from the Pointe Noir and Muanda cable landing stations to Kinshasa OADC. It will take the form of a fibre ring. The Kinshasa back haul fibre was part of the original 2Africa network plan. 5. Dark fibre connecting Brazzaville and Kinshasa is available for sale. 6. Dark fibre connecting many Abidjan data...