ICT Sector Project Title Participating Countries 1. DTT migration support to SADC Member States 2012 – 2016 2. SADC Regional Information Infrastructure (SRII) Phase II 3. National and Regional Internet Exchange Points (N/RIXP) 4. SADC Regional and National Integrated Broadband Infrastructure Target Date Selected SADC Member States All SADC Member States All SADC Member States All SADC Member States 2013 2016 2013 2017 Comparative analyses show that the SADC region now has the most pervasive regional terrestrial fibre network. The bilateral links between the national backbones of the incumbent operators in each country form the basis of most of the cross-border terrestrial fibre in the region, which was achieved under the aegis of Phase I of SATA’s SRII project. SRII Phase II – Next Generation Network (NGN) Platform Terrestrial fibre links between countries in place DRC Tanzania Zambia Malawi Angola Namibia Zimbabwe Mauritius Botswana Mozambique Seychelles Madagascar Swaziland South Africa 22 Executive Summary Lesotho