By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service

Construction has begun on the US$200 million New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) undersea cable network that is expected to connect Africa to the rest of the world by 2010.

The cable, dubbed "UHURUNET" (meaning "freedom"), will run under the Indian Ocean to bring less expensive, high-speed, high-quality and reliable communication to a region that still relies on satellite. As Africa's longest and most expensive cable, it will have a capacity of 3.84T bps (bits per second).

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