DARE1

Djibouti Africa Regional Express

In early 2015, Djibouti Telecom decided to build a new regional submarine cable system DARE1 (Djibouti Africa Regional Express1).

Landing across 3 countries and 4 cities, the network will cover 5,000km and will have a capacity per wavelength of 100Gbps. Owned by a consortium of East African telecom operators the project is estimated to cost $86m. As part of the Djibouti Vision 2035 strategy this project will bring much needed fibre optic to the region and has unanimous support across all stakeholders.

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Why This Initiative

At Djibouti Telecom, we understand the importance of establishing strategic partnerships. That’s why we collaborate with renowned global IP transit providers like Lumen, Cogent, and TIS. Through these collaborations, we offer exceptional Internet Peering and Presence Points (PoPs) and Content Caches (CDNs).

Our extensive presence in key internet exchange points enables our customers to exchange Internet traffic and connect with over 300 operators and content providers. Some of our strategic locations include :

Strong Regional ICT Sector Growth

Clearly recognized as “the” driver for economic growth in Africa (mainly due to mobiles)
Growth extremely sensible to the availability of large & cheap international capacity
Near future capacity forecasts expressed in multiple Gbps

While we promoted international connectivity, our region is still widely underserved

Single optical connection to Mogadishu (EASSy)
No consortium’s cable landing in Yemen for more than 20 years

Fiber optic cable networks are the only viable option

International Cable Network:
The Djibouti “road”

System Details

2020

RFS Year

36

Design Capacity (Tbps)

5000

Length (km)

Region

Horn East Africa

3

Fibre Pairs at Total Design Capacity of 36 Tbps

Owners

Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Hormuud Telecom & Telkom Kenya as Landing Party in Kenya.

100

Capacity per wavelength (Gbps)

Landing Points

Djibouti City (Djibouti). Bosaaso (Somalia). Mogadishu (Somalia) Mombasa (Kenya)

project description

Technical

Proposed connection in Somalia (Bosaso, Mogadisho), Kenya (Mombasa) Over 5000 km of 3-fiber cables
paired with standard international protection (armoring, burial, etc.)
Connection via BU-ROADM
The initial technology based on Nx100G wavelength (10G client interface)
Capacity Design supported by two pairs of fibers: a Total of 36 Terabits per Second

Commercial

Consortium model
Interconnection open to Djibouti and Mombassa
10G DWA interface access for Internet connectivity

Future potential

Potential Access To Dare1

Rwanda has the opportunity today to acquire a Direct Fiber between Dar Es Salam / Mombassa and Djibouti. From Djibouti, Rwanda can use existing or new cables, or even invest as a consortium member on Future cables

Network In Tanzania And Enclave Countries

Tanzania has borders with Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Tanzania has developed optical terrestrial networks

DARE1 Project Status

By 2028, the projected data traffic from East African countries will reach 80 Terabit per second. This request will require the construction of 5 to 6 submarine cables over the next 12 years. DARE1 Will be one of these cables that will handle safely this regional traffic to Data center available in Djibouti and extension to Europe, Asia, or USA through existing international cables.