Single source of truth · Phase 1 Subsea
Network inventory overview
Consolidated view of Bayobab's subsea capacity across 2 cables and 20 landing stations
Total Bayobab design capacity
26.6 Tbps
19 segments · 2 cables
Total utilised
9,701 Gbps
36.5% of design
Total available
9,356 Gbps
35.2% of design
Segments ≥ 80% committed
2
need upgrade review
Capacity by cable
UtilisedSoldReservedAvailable
| Cable | Ownership | Capacity mix | Design Gbps | Available Gbps | Utilisation % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2Africa2AF | Onnet | 21,900 | 8,166 | 35.0% | |
EquianoEQU | Onnet | 4,700 | 1,190 | 43.4% |
Segments needing attention
≥ 80% committed- EQU-S01Sesimbra → Lomé93%SDM re-light · Planned
- 2AF-S08Dar es Salaam → Mombasa87%Add FP 16 · In progress
Lifecycle status
Planned2
Installed2
Available0
Reserved1
Active14
Data sources feeding inventory
| Source | Provides | Update frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Ciena NMS (MCP) | Optical topology, wave & port state | Real-time |
| Consortium SharePoint | Fibre pair ownership, IRU allocations | Monthly |
| Excel capacity tracker | Sold & reserved capacity per segment | Weekly |
| ServiceNow | Incidents, change tickets, outages | Hourly |
| Haraka (OSS/BSS) | Customer orders & service records | Daily |
Who uses this
- SalesQuote available capacity between landing stations in seconds.
- Pre-SalesDesign feasible routes with latency and resilience options.
- Network PlanningSpot congested segments and time upgrades before exhaustion.
- Technical OperationsTrace services to fibre pair, card and port during incidents.
- Data StewardReconcile sources and own the golden record for each asset.
45 landing stations in reference set · sample data generated for demonstration