Transborder Submarine Fiber PoPs, Regional Smart Hub Facility and Data Centre

By Anonymous (not verified) , 24 February 2026
Project Status
Active
Project Stage
Project Definition
Completion Percentage
0
Sector Name
ICT
Subsector Name
ICT Services
Alternative Names
Transborder Submarine Fiber PoPs and Regional Smart Hub Facility and Data center
Reference Plan
PIDA PAP 2
On SDM
Off
Summary
<p>The project will interconnect Kenya and the neighbouring countries to relay the Kenyan terrestrial fibre network connecting the sub-marine cables arriving to Mombasa to their borders through PoPs and a Smart Hub Data Center.</p>
<p>Transborder Submarine Fiber PoPs and Regional Smart Hub Facility and Data center </p>
Description

<p>Transborder Submarine Fiber PoPs and Regional Smart Hub Facility and Data center. Kenya already has several sub-marine fibers landing in Mombasa and has already done terrestrial fiber connecting the sub-marine cable to the borders of the other partner countries ( Busia border for Uganda, Mandera border for Somalia, Moyale border for Ethiopia, Nadapal border for South sudan, Lunga-lunga, Namanga and Holili border for Tanzania). The inter-connectivity infrastructure at the border points comprising 400 Gbps PoPs and Smart Hub data centre in Mombasa are lacking.</p>

Capex Cost
0.00USD million
Preparation Cost
0.00
Operation Cost
0.00
Project Risk

<p>Not available</p>

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
REC
IGAD
Stakeholders
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Kenya Ministry of Information
Communication and Technology
Kenya Ministry of Information
Communication and Technology
Start Date
Date Created Raw
Latitude
-4.040000
Longitude
39.667700