2Africa is one of the largest subsea projects in the world, connecting 46 cable landing stations in 33 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, with a cable length of 45,000km. When it was first announce in May 2020, 2Africa was 37,000 km in length, connecting 23 countries, including 21 landings in 16. Meta and its consortium partners have completed the core 2Africa subsea cable system, marking a major milestone in what is set to become the world's longest open-access fibre optic network. The project, which connects East and West Africa with Europe, the Middle East and South Asia, is designed to. Sep 28th 2021: The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today the addition of a new segment – the 2Africa PEARLS branch – extending to the Arabian Gulf, India, and Pakistan. 180 Tbps is enough to stream over 36 million HD movies. Recently, 2Africa has successfully landed in Mozambique, Africa. According to Hong Kong IDC New Horizon Internet, MPM1 was first announced.