2. THE COMPANY Mission www.angolacables.co.ao
Angola Cables is a wholesale carrier, built in 2009 by the five major Angolan telecom operators. This company is driven by its shareholders vision and government strategy to transform Angola into one of the main African HUBs
Mission
Support the development of the telecom sector in Angola and Africa;
Deliver high feasibility and capacity international connections to Angolan operators;
Supply interconnection between telecom operators within the region to the rest of the world;

3. INSIDE AFRICA
Africa is the 2nd largest continent, after Asia, in size and population
Estimated Population in 2012
More than 1 billion people
(over 50% are under 30 years)
Mobile users in June 2012
700 million
70% penetration rate (90% prepaid)
Internet users in June 2012
168 million
15.6% penetration rate
Facebook users in September 2012
48 million
4.5% penetration rate

4. INSIDE AFRICA Broadband high growth
Africa is the 2nd largest continent, after Asia, in size and population
Broadband high growth
Increased speed of approx Mbps in to over 30,000 Mbps in 2011
WACS 2011
MainOne 2010
MainOne (phase 2)
Glo
ACE 2012
SEACOM 2009
TEAMS 2009
EASSy 2010
SAT3 2001
WAFS (n/a)
Submarine cable
Operation/ Implemented
Planned ( )
Planned (after 2011)
Terrestrial fiber
Capacity submarine telecommunications in 2012
20 Tbps capacity
Capacity terrestrial telecommunications in 2012
In July 2012, the total terrestrial networks reached 750,000 km (compared to in June 2009)

5. INSIDE ANGOLA Estimated Population in 2012 Estimates point to reach
Angola has a population of approximately 19 millions inhabitants and over 50% live in urban centers. (60% are under 30 years)
Estimates point to reach
22.4 millions inhabitants in 2016
44.6 millions in 2050
Mobile phone users in 2013
13.2 millions - a penetration rate of 68.95% (90% prepaid)
Internet users in 2013
2.2 millions - a penetration rate of 12%
Today's 3G and 4G networks are a reality in Angola. The fiber optic backbones were installed throughout the country. The main towns are interconnected with fiber optic

6. ANGONAP AngoNap Services:
AngoNap is the host of all the operators in Angola and provide them with international and local connectivity;
Is the Angolan Internet Access Point (IXP)
Is a Datacenter hosting facility for Wholesale, Operators and Enterprises
Hosting of the main Angolan domain .AO
Co-location for Telcos and Non-Telcos
Virtual POP services
National Connectivity
Regional Connectivity
Global Connectivity
IP Transit
Remote hands services
Cross Connect Services

7. THE CONNECTIVITY THROUGH ANGOLA
The vision for AngoNap is to be a neutral service provider that can provide industry standard services in the Southern region
Why a data center in Luanda (AngoNap):
Luanda is one of the fastest growing cities, but also a stable growing economic city in Africa
All Angolan Operators are based in the Angolan Capital – Luanda
It has a growing metropolitan fiber network with local operators investing a lot in connectivity
It has access to WACS, Sat-3 and SACS CLS
Luanda is connected via fiber to the major cities in Angola

8. WACS – WEST AFRICA CABLE SYSTEM
Is the Cable System connecting South Africa with the United Kingdom along the west coast of Africa, which was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent
United Kingdom
London
WACS has 15 terminal stations along the Western Coast of Africa
Thus consisting of 11 African countries and 3 Europeans
The total cost for the cable system was $650 million
The design capacity of WACS is at least 5,12 Tbps, which can be upgraded to 30 Tbps.
Angola Cables manages the WACS operations in Angola, this includes the Cable Landing Station and the AngoNap (Angola Cables’ Nap)
Portugal
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Ivory Coast
Ghana
Togo
Nigeria
Cameroon
Congo
DRC
Angola
Namibia
South Africa

9. SACS & CABLE OF THE AMERICAS
South Atlantic Cable System is the new cable system, to be launched by Angola Cables, linking Angola and Brazil. This cable will support the development of telecommunications in Africa, which currently has the highest rate of Internet traffic growth in the world
SACS is the first transatlantic cable system crossing the South Hemisphere, connecting Africa and the Americas. This will build an alternative route to the North Atlantic cables and it will also allow alternative connections from Asia and Africa to the rest of the world
Cable of the Americas is a cable system that will link Miami to Santos via Fortaleza (Brazil). This system will build a direct link from Angola to North America, using the SACS in Fortaleza
Inserir mapa do SACS

10. SACS CONFIGURATION SACS Cable’s Connectivity in Angola
Capacity 4 fiber pairs, each designed for 100 X 100 Gbps wavelengths
Total Design Capacity 40 Tbps
Size 6,165 route-km
Schedule for the kickoff of the sea work
Marine Route Survey scheduled for early 2014
Cable installation scheduled for later 2014 / early 2015
Schedule for RFS RFS estimated by mid-2015
 SACS Cable’s Connectivity in Angola
It will connect directly to WACS at the cable landing station in Sangano, Angola;
It will have a direct link to the POP in Luanda, Angola (AngoNAP);
It will have interconnection with SAT-3 through terrestrial path in Luanda and also through sea cable at CLS in Cacuaco, Angola;
It will have access and interconnection with other cables landing in Fortaleza, Brazil

11. CABLE OF THE AMERICAS’ CONFIGURATION
Capacity 2 fiber pairs, each designed for 100 X 100 Gbps wavelengths
Total Design Capacity 20 Tbps
Two (2) segments, each segment has 20 Tbps of Design Capacity
Florida (USA)-Fortaleza, Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil-Santos (Sao Paulo) Brazil
Length
Florida-Fortaleza: approximately 6,720 route-km
Fortaleza-Santos: approximately 4,180 route-km
Schedule for the kickoff of the sea work
Cable installation scheduled for later 2014 / early 2015
RFS estimated by mid-2015
Relevant information
US PoP in NAP of the Americas, Miami, Florida (USA)
Fortaleza access and interconnection with other cables landing in Fortaleza
PoP access in Sao Paulo
Miami
Fortaleza
Sangano
Santos

12. INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT
The Angolan IXP - will be the Internet Exchange for the national operators and available for the regional ones
It will benefit all operators as:
Guarantee the exchange of IP traffic amount operators
Improve the client access to content
Reduce the internet costs in the country and in the region
Create a neutral access point between the operators of the region
Inserir mapa do SACS

13. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUB ANGOLA
Angola is geographically placed in a fortunate location
Terrestrially it is able to reach land locked countries such as Zambia, East part of Congo DRC, Congo Brazzaville, as well as Namibia
Through the existing Cable systems, Angola is connected to the entire West and the southern East coast of Africa. Allowing Angola to be the ideal link between North Africa, Southern Africa, East and West Africa. Angola enjoys peaceful relations with all of its neighboring countries
This makes Angola the ideal link between Africa and the world
Com os 2 cabos, Angola tornou-se um ponto estratégico em África no ramo das telecos.

14. THANK YOU!