Angola Cables

Angola Cables is an Angolan multinational telecommunications operator of fiber-optic telecommunication cables.

Angola Cables
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2009 (2009)
Headquarters
Sangano
,
Angola
OwnersAngola Telecom, Unitel, MSTelcom, Movicel, Startel
Websitewww.angolacables.co.ao/en/

The company was formed in 2009 and is owned by the major national telecommunication companies, namely Angola Telecom with 51% of the capital, Unitel with 31%, MSTelcom with 9%, Movicel with 6%, and Startel with 3%. Its director is António Nunes. Angola Telecom is one of twelve companies making up the WACS consortium.

Angola Cable's landing station, built for US$650 Million for the WACS cable at Sangano, about 15 kilometers north of the Cabo Ledo and 120 km south of Angola's capital Luanda, was inaugurated on 29 June 2012. For this inauguration, Angolan musician Bonga, located in Lisbon, Portugal, performed several songs together with a band located at the landing station, linked through the undersea cable.

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