The first direct South Africa-Brazil-USA submarine cable will be put into production in 2020

According to Andy Bax, chief operating officer of Seaborn Networks, the first direct-connected submarine cable system to connect South Africa to Brazil and eventually to the United States will enter commercial operation
in 2020.

Seaborn Networks operates the most direct submarine system between São Paulo, Brazil, and New York, and in 2017 announced plans to build Africa's first submarine cable
directly to the United States.
Currently, the submarine cable system that lands off the coast of South Africa is not suitable for direct international connectivity
.

Cable projects such as WACS, the West African Submarine Cable System, connect South Africa with the UK along the west coast of Africa
.
Seacom serves the east and west coasts of Africa, extending it to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region
through India.
The East African submarine cable system EASC runs from Mtunzini, South Africa, to Port Sudan, connecting the East African country to the rest of the
world.

Bax said the submarine cable system Seaborn Networks plans to build will provide a direct path between northern Brazil and Cape Town, effectively connecting Cape Town with New York through Brazil
.
The project is in the development phase, which means a lot of work
has been done in terms of technical specifications, physical routes and identification of potential landing sites for each coast.
The submarine cable's system between northern Brazil and Cape Town is expected to cost $120 million to $140 million
.