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On 5–6 October 2018, the LION II cable broke, leading to a severe decrease of digital access in
Mayotte the following days. While Emtel had to play the diplomacy with its users, Mauritius Telecom, thanks to its global participation in the LION consortium, was able to re-route on other LION cables for
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Overall, the LION project cost an estimated 37 million dollars. The
Mauritius Telecom group has reportedly invested 10.8 million in the project. The LION I network was inaugurated in March 2010. This cable digitized the region, and paved the way for the development of an outsourcing economy (call
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The LION II submarine cable network (2700 km), which required a 57 million euro investment, connects the LION I network to
Mayotte and Mombasa, Kenya. The LION II network enables a shorter cable distance to the Middle East and Europe, thus lowering latency between servers.
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Madagascar, Mayotte and Kenya, was launched in April 2012. In July 2017, Orange announced the construction of FLY-LION III, a 400 km extension of LION I and II. The capacity of this new cable should be 4 terabits/s.
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684:2009 establishments in Madagascar
558:Fibre-optic Link Around the Globe
273:Patrick Hilbert (31 March 2010).
22:Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)
689:2009 establishments in Mauritius
488:Submarine communications cables
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598:PEACE Cable
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429:13 December
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279:Pcworld.com
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189:, Mauritius
142:Description
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198:References
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423:Orange.mg
419:"Lion II"
182:, RĂ©union
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