Senegal, as part of the program Smart Sénégal, is currently rolling out the Submarine Cable project. The objective is to land an underwater cable in Senegal allowing access to the band passante international and contribute to making access to a high-speed Internet service accessible and affordable for the Administration and for citizens. On April 29, Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) announced the launch of the Senegal Horn of Africa Regional Express Cable (SHARE). The system, as the first high-capacity direct link between the African continent and the offshore islands of Cape Verde, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021.

The SHARE system is approximately 720 km long and has a design capacity of 16 Tbps, using HMN's mature and reliable underwater communications equipment and solution, which connects to Dakar, Senegal, and Praia , in Cape Verde. Building on Cape Verde's existing international cable resources to Europe, South America and other regions, delivery of the system will introduce new international band routes passante to the African continent over the 25-year life cycle, significantly improving the band passante total international exports from Senegal and even the surrounding regions of West Africa.

The SHARE system will promote the development of Senegal's ICT Hub position in West Africa and accelerate the development of the digital economy and the innovative economy in the region.

HMN promises to provide cutting-edge technology and high-quality delivery services to facilitate the success of the ICT Hub strategy in Senegal.