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Africa’s total inbound international Internet bandwidth reached 5.825 Tbps by December 2016, according to the ninth annual edition of the Africa Telecom Transmission Map published by Hamilton Research. This was a 29% increase compared to 4.533 in 2015, 3.003 Tbps in 2014, 2.032 Tbps in 2013, 1.486 Tbps in 2012, and 805 Gbps in 2011 (see also Africa’s International Bandwidth Reaches 4.6 Tbps In 2015). All of Africa’s international bandwidth is supplied by submarine cables, terrestrial networks connected to submarine cables, or satellite. The chart below shows that the total international bandwidth of 5.825 Tbps in 2016 was split between Sub-Saharan Africa, which increased by 21% to reach 3.319 Tbps, and North Africa which increased by 40% to reach 2.506 Tbps. Excluding Kenya, which only increased by 0.7% to 861 Gbps in 2016 (source: Communications Authority), the total bandwidth for other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by 31% to reach 2.459 Tbps in December 2016. Chart:... Read More →