African submarine cable operator SEACOM has enlisted Level 3 Communications to deploy its content delivery network (CDN) nodes into data centers connecting to the SEACOM Pan-African IP/MPLS network.

SEACOM was founded in 2007 by a group of African investors who aimed to bring the global Internet to Africa.

In 2009 it launched the first broadband submarine cable system along the East African coastline linking South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique with major Internet connection hubs in Europe and Asia.

Using the CDN nodes Level 3 will enable rich, high-quality content to be delivered to operators and ISPs that interconnect with SEACOM’s IP/MPLS network.

Level 3 said African end-users will benefit from improved latency and faster speeds as they access media streaming, file downloads, web pages, music, videos, software updates and other content.