Broadband cable systems operator, SEACOM, has announced that it has activated the second of its two terrestrial routes across Egypt on 8 November 2012.

The company said the move positions it as the only East African cable system having the ability to provide resilience across Egypt to its customers for traffic routed to Europe and the US.

Claes Segelberg, SEACOM's chief technology officer said, “Customers are now protected against any disruptions to the primary route across Egypt with an alternate route.”

“This important link in the system will provide an excellent resilient low-latency foundation for the IP product and content services we offer our customers,” adds SEACOM’s chief executive officer, Mark Simpson.

“In addition to the Egypt route, we also offer our IP customers breakout options to Mumbai, India - another first among Africa’s network providers,” he concluded.