Come November, the construction of an alternative internet cable will start said NITA-U (National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) director of technical services Mr. Peter Kahigi with funds from the government and other financiers. He reviewed this during the 8th international conference on computing and research.

The move will benefit internet users, and act as a safeguard against dependence on a single cable as well as riding internet speed, access and reliability.
Mr. Peter Kahigi added “This will help widen the broadband internet transmission throughout the country and ensure internet reliability. It is another step to achieving the 2015 global broadband target set by the International Telecommunication Union.”

In a speech read for him, Mr Eric Yang, the Huawei chief executive officer, highlighted the need for Africa to over come the challenge of the absence of a high-capacity backbone network that could spur faster broadband penetration. “Increasing broadband connectivity is emerging as a high priority for policy makers across the continent. However, the lack of high-capacity backbone network is still a major challenge,” Yang said.

“Although broadband connectivity is bound to spur growth in many African economies, there is still plenty of work that needs to be done in building the telecommunications infrastructures that will link the continent to the global village,” he added.

The two day conference was organised by the Makerere University College of Information Technology and Huawei Technologies.

From: The Monitor

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