Summary
- Measure user paths from last mile through national and cross-border routes, not headline international capacity.
- Investment needs local spares, skills, open access and sustainable operator revenue.
Africa’s demand will grow across cities and underserved regions with very different infrastructure. A landing cable does not solve weak inland transport, expensive rights of way, unreliable power or low household affordability. The next useful evidence is a regional service map pairing traffic, outages, repair times and prices with ownership. Capacity can meet the future when networks diversify failure domains and fund local operation, not merely when another large project is announced.
