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Namibia · South Africa15 Apr 2024

Paratus lights a Johannesburg to Europe route via Swakopmund

Paratus completed a 1,890km link from Johannesburg to Swakopmund through Botswana, connecting into the Equiano cable it lands in Namibia and giving 123ms to Lisbon. It is an alternative to routing everything through Cape Town, which is what turns a landing station into a transit position.

Engineering News15 Apr 2024

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