Fibre optic cables should be considered ‘critical infrastructure’ in Africa, Google says

CAPE TOWN: African governments should give fibre optic cables greater protection from attacks and harmonize policies around layouts to encourage the development of tech infrastructure, a Google executive said on Thursday.

Charles Murito, Google’s head of government relations and public policy in Africa, wants fibre classified as critical infrastructure, giving the terrestrial and subsea cables that underpin the continent’s communications more protection.