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Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable

Sector: Broadband • Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

Source: TechTrendsKE

Project
Completed

BCS Group has completed its Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable Project, the deepest inland undersea fiber optic cable in the world. Spanning 400 kilometers across Lake Tanganyika, this project aims to transform connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring regions, benefiting over 10 million people with affordable, high-speed internet access.

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Sector
Broadband, Telecommunications
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Updated
22 Jul 2026
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TechTrendsKE

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The project “Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable” is an infrastructure initiative in the Broadband sector, located in Democratic Republic of Congo. Taiyo aggregates data on it from TechTrendsKE.

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BCS Group has completed its Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable Project, the deepest inland undersea fiber optic cable in the world. Spanning 400 kilometers across Lake Tanganyika, this project aims to transform connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring regions, benefiting over 10 million people with affordable, high-speed internet access.

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Telecommunications

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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Broadband, Telecommunications

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2025-03-07

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