South Sudan announced intentions to begin using Internet delivered through Submarine cables like the rest of East African Countries.
Juma Stephen Lugga, the South Sudan Undersecretary in the Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services said, “We want to connect South Sudan to the submarine cables through Mombasa or through Ethiopia to Djibouti.”
He added, “Fibre optic is the solution for the internet services. It will reduce the cost. The internet cost is very high because they are using VSAT. The issue of VSAT is the [limited] bandwidth.”
The country’s internet service providers currently use VSAT satellite, which is expensive for the consumer.
The government, for instance, has been paying 20,000 Euros every month for access.
Sub-sea cables will cut down the high internet-related costs. The cost for the new internet connections would be met from a loan from China.
South Sudan can be connected to the submarine cables along the coast of the Indian Ocean. The first would lead from Juba, the capital city, to Kenya through Lokichoggio to Mombasa.
Another will be from Juba across the border in Nimule to Uganda, where it would then be connected to Tanzania.
The third would have South Sudan connect another cable from Juba to Gambella in Ethiopia and finally to Djibouti.
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