SEACOM CEO Brian Herlihy took time off to answer questions from SEACOMs social media platforms. This is part of an ongoing series of question and answer sessions. 

The IT and Communication Summit is the leading event in the East Africa for Information and Communication Technology according to organisers.

The summit this year happens on the 8^th and 9^th of March, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The summit is used as a platform in which local and international manufactures, service providers, distributors,retailers and buyers can meet, talk and share information on how to achieve long and short term solutions.

SEACOM CEO Brian Herlihy took time off to answer questions from SEACOMs social media platforms. This is part of an ongoing series of question and answer sessions. 

SEACOM’s journey into Africa has seen many highs and lows. Speaking to CEO Brian Herlihy, one of his greatest highs was being seated on stage next to four African presidents.

As part of the US-Africa Business summit that was hosted last year by the Corporate Council on Africa in the US, four African heads of state participated in a Presidential Roundtable on regional integration. Herlihy, along with the presidents of Rwanda, Ghana, the Republic of Congo and Sao Tome, participated.

SEACOM CEO Brian Herlihy took time off to answer questions from SEACOMs social media platforms. This is part of an ongoing series of question and answer sessions. 

by Simeon Oriko*

The University of Eastern Africa, Baraton (UEAB), through the Baraton Information Technology Students Association (BITSA) hosts an annual Information Technology Week with the aim of sharing knowledge and showcasing projects that are all centred on a single theme. This year’s event took place from 14 to 20 February with the theme "Developing Africa Techno-Socially" and was proudly sponsored by SEACOM.

Seacom’s arrival in Tanzania is expected to bring substantial changes to the country and it’s landlocked neighbours Zambia, Malawi and Burundi.

A $300-million fibre-optic network linking all major urban centres will be complete in June this year, and neighbouring countries will be able to access the broadband from across boarders.

KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) northern coast is marked by one of the greatest protected wetlands. This area of the coast is also the exact location where the SEACOM cable landed last year, connecting the east coast of Africa to Europe and India.

Environmental authorities last week confirmed that they were satisfied that horizontal drilling to connect the R5-billion SEACOM undersea fibre-optic cable to its landing stage near Mtunzini has left no mark on the protected wetland.

Virtual Box Sales Manager, Viresh Chopta, talks to us about Microsoft's Cloud Computing and how the arrival of SEACOM better facilitates it. Cloud computing means computers and servers are no longer found on site but rather off site and can be accessed at any time through the internet.

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