Zambia has signed the NEPAD ICT Broadband Infrastructure Network Protocol to become the 12th country to do so. The network covers 23 countries in eastern and southern Africa.
The signing paves the way for fast track implementation of the network that, among other things, involves the construction of a 9900km submarine cable from Mtunzini, South Africa, to Port Sudan in Sudan. The network is scheduled to be operational in 2008 and is estimated to cost USD 300 million.
The NEPAD e-Africa Commission, tasked with developing ICT policies, strategies and projects, and managing the development (...)

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