wiredInUSA December 2020

High security cable

Cables for northern Kenya

LS Cable and Systems has developed a new optical cable, said to be capable of preventing hacking by using a special optical fiber and strengthened coating that “blocks” information leakage. When an optical cable is bent round, light escapes and provides an opportunity for hackers to paralyze a network or connect hacking equipment to intercept the optical signals. Infrared coatings and metal tubes can be used to prevent hacking, but they are not often utilized because of the high manufacturing costs and installation problems. LS Cable believes its anti-hacking optical cables could be used by financial institutions, defense industries and data centers. Employees of LS Cable & System inspect the optical fiber they have produced

Dr Katherine Getao The Kenyan government has launched the construction of a 630km high speed fiber optic cable to facilitate communication in remote areas, including the northern frontier region. The ministry of information, communication and technology, through Kenya’s information and communication technology (ICT) authority, has also commissioned the rehabilitation of fiber optic cable between Eldoret and Nakodok fiber optic cable. Speaking during the commissioning of part of the project in Nadapal, ICT authority chief executive Dr Katherine Getao said the internet connectivity, with speeds of 100GB per second, will be used by towns and facilities along the cable corridor. “This section of the project will provide connectivity between [the] Northern Rift part of Kenya to the counties of Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Turkana and West Pokot,” she said. Both projects are part of the $500 million South Sudan Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation project (EARTTDFP) that connects Kenya and South Sudan through the laying of a fiber optic cable and the construction of a superhighway.

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