Broadband rivals face off over the African digital market.Rival broadband providers are squaring up over control of the East African Adj. 1. East African - of or relating to or located in East Africa digital market (and subsequently further afield in Africa) now that The East African Marine system (TEAMS) has landed its cable link in Mombasa. The 5,000km link with Europe and Asia via Fajairah in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. recently went live almost at the same time as the rival $600m Sea Cable System (SEACOM) cable project. Both systems have begun providing broadband services and the race is now on to convince customers which to choose. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Launching the $130m TEAMS project, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is the President of Kenya. Kibaki was previously Vice President (1978 - 1988), and has held several other cabinet positions, including Minister for Finance (1978 - 1981), Minister for Home Affairs (1982 - 1988) and Minister for Health (1988 - said readily accessible bandwidth would not only lower telecommunication costs in Africa but also create new opportunities in such sectors as e-health, scientific research and e-commerce, adding that Africans could now become truly digital citizens by linking up with the rest of the world through the power of ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → . |
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