By Orange Orange has annoucned that the submarine cable LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) was officially inaugurated on Friday, Dec. 11, in Reunion. The fiber-optic cable, which connects Madagascar, Reunion, and Mauritius, was lit on the island on Nov. 16, 2009. The project was financed by a consortium made up of Orange Madagascar, Mauritius Telecom, [...]
LION Operational in Madagascar
By SubTel Forum ICA Africa is reporting that phase one of the Low Indian Ocean Network (LION) is operational.  This system will ultimately connect Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion.  The system will go into service once it is approved by the government.  Michel Barré, Director of the France Telecom Group for East Africa, also announced that Phase [...]





