17 000 km long An overall investment of USD 700 million 40G technology proof (5.12 Tbps) In the end, 23 countries connected,

among which :

23 countries with landing points

2 landlocked countries (Mali and Niger) via terrestrial link

7 countries served for the first time by a high bandwidth cable system (Eq. Guinea, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Sao Tome & Principe and Sierra Leone)

ACE Submarine Cable System: Reducing the Digital Divide in Africa

ACE, a key component of the broadband network

ACE countries connected for the first time to a submarine cable no longer have to rely on expensive satellite connections and :

Provides direct access amongst African countries connected by ACE, thereby eliminating transit charges

Reduces international telecommunication costs

Access to the most advanced internet and mobile services (IPTV, mobile TV and other value added services)

For countries already connected to a submarine cable, ACE :

Improves connectivity Secures traffic Diversifies routes

The broadband communications development represents an opportunity of economic growth for the whole continent which is among the world’s most rapidly growing economic regions.

… reduces the digital divide in Africa

ACE is the first high bandwidth cable system to serve : Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe. New possibilities to provide ICT solutions, applications and services for socio-economic transformation.

ACE members aggregating their investment in a landing point share the same access and the same usage rights

This Multiple Access to a landing point allows competitive prices for the sale of capacity and backhaul on ACE in the same station

Providing diversified and extended reach to the rest of the world

Monrovia landing station Liberia

ACE provides Multiple Access

East Africa, India, AsiaSAT3/WASC/SAFE

And complete connectivity with SAT3/WASC/SAFE

Europe, AsiaAtlas Offshore - SMW3/4

- IMeWe

Europe

USA TAT14 - TGN

South America Atlantis2

ACE connectivity with other systems

A very first mission…

While under test acceptance, ACE carried the traffic of the 7th Summit of ACP Heads of Government and State, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 13th to

14th December 2012

Phase I completed ACE Management Committee

now launched Phase II for potential investors

Phase II will extend to South Africa

ACE milestones

ACE launch in Banjul, The Gambia, December 2012

ACE launch in Banjul, The Gambia, December 2012

ACE Welcomes New Members

AfricaCom, November 2012DRAFT - September 2012