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9expertise with Angola Cables, NECis transmitting Japanese technologyto Africa. Once completed, SACSwill tangibly impact economies andlifestyles throughout Africa.Scheduled for completion in themiddle of 2018, SACS will providemore than 40 Tbps transmissioncapacities between Angola andBrazil–the equivalent to more than1,000 DVDs per second.Fortaleza connects to the U.S.East Coast with another submarinecable system that is co-owned byAngola Cables. SACS will enableconnections via South Americabetween Angola and U.S. citiessuch as Miami, Florida and theworld’s fi nancial hub, New York.Currently, data from South Africato New York travels through theU.K. and across the North Atlanticon exsisting cables.The new cable system will signifi cantlyspeed up data transmissions to andfrom Africa, contributing to Angola’seconomy and the economies ofmany other countries in the region.Today’s fi nancial markets engagedin automated, ultra high-speedtrades, making speed more valuablethan ever.SACS will evolve other industriesas well, including telemedicinesystems that demand high networkcapacity for more precise imagingand accurate remote diagnoses.With a new way to diversify theeconomy, Angola can reduce theirdependence on hydrocarbons. SACSwill be more than a cable system;it will be the gateway to a prosperousfuture for Africa.Keeping Ebola at BayCable to Angoladuring marine installation.To contain the 2014 WestAfrican Ebola outbreak andprevent future outbreaks throughborder measures, NEC provided83 infrared cameras to 14countries, including Cote d’Ivoire,Ghana, and Liberia through theJapan International CooperationAgency (JICA). Installed atinternational airport quarantineareas, infrared cameras screenedpassengers' body temperatures,distancing them from quarantineofficers who would normallycheck for fevers. Japanese aidto Africa during the Ebola crisistotaled 184 million U.S. dollars.INFRARED THERMOGRAPHYMotoyoshi Tokioka holds the deep-seacable. The larger-diameter cableon the table is for shallow water.With over 30 years of experiencein the international telecommunicationsindustry, Tokioka is currently ExecutiveDirector, Global Sales for NEC’ssubmarine network business. He hasalso served as an executive committeemember at SubOptic, a non-profi torganization that helps submarine cablecommunity's growth and development.