{"id":473,"date":"2012-10-02T11:47:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T11:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/optic-fibre\/"},"modified":"2012-10-02T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T11:47:50","slug":"optic-fibre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/ug\/optic-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Optic Fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fibre-optic cable network\u00a0 links Uganda to the submarine cable on the East African coast and provide faster and cheaper internet access. Fibre-optic cable can be used as a medium for telecommunication and computer networking because it is flexible. It is especially advantageous for long-distance communications, because light propagates through the fibre with little attenuation compared to electrical cables. This allows long distances to be spanned with few repeaters.<\/p>\n<p>National Information Technology Authority Uganda<br \/>\nThe National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) is currently working on an alternative route for the fibre optic cable to mitigate breakdowns along the Kenya route. The alternative route through Tanzania was planned by NITA-U and the government and it started to work in November 2012. SEACOM 17,000 kilometres undersea fibre optic cable has reached Uganda\u00a0 and it is providing a cheap high speed bandwidth to the users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contribution of the Optic Fibre Cable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capability to maintain two million phone calls simultaneously hence marking a revolutionary transformation in Internet access and affordability in Uganda.<\/li>\n<li>People are being ushered into a new age. This will be one of the great levelling tools of the time.<\/li>\n<li>Life enhancing discipline such as educational, clinical and scientific research which relies on real-time sharing of data around the world<\/li>\n<li>The Optic Fibre will open world to students and teachers accessing on-line curriculum, creative minds selling their works to the world and doctors conducting complicated medical procedures with the guidance of their expert colleagues from distant lands.<\/li>\n<li>SEACOM submarine cables make it a viable investment as opposed to the expensive satellite.<\/li>\n<li>The submarine fibre is expected to benefit businesses, homes and the digital villages by providing faster, cheaper and efficient services including cable television, telephone and internet to Uganda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges with the Optic Fibre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Low electricity supply in the country which has hindered the speed of the process<\/li>\n<li>High cost for buying equipments and paying contractors<\/li>\n<li>Lack of high capacity backbone is still a challenge<\/li>\n<li>Financial problems<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Competent and experienced resources to manage the optic fibre infrastructure.<span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fibre-optic cable network\u00a0 links Uganda to the submarine cable on the East African coast and provide faster and cheaper internet access. 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