Chapel Island (Canada) that stops off at all landing ports en route. Construction and ownership. The following South African companies were announced as participants in the construction and maintenance of the cable system. MTN Group has invested $90 million in the cable making it the largest investor, and in return will receive 11% of the initial capacity of the cable. On 8 April 2009, the following companies signed the WACS Construction and Maintenance Agreement and formed the final consortium: The WACS consortium includes 12 companies: The supply contract was signed the same day between the consortium members and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks	West Africa Cable System
13670906	. Subsea cable laying operations began 15 July 2010 with the departure of Île de Bréhat vessel from Alcatel-Lucent's submarine cable's factory of Calais loaded with almost 6000 km of submarine cables. The cable was simultaneously laid by Alcatel-Lucent's cable ships Île de Bréhat and her sister ship Île de Sein. Subsea cable laying operations were officially finished 19 April 2011 with the landing of the cable on a Yzerfontein's beach in South Africa. The cable became operational on 11 May 2012 by the launching of the cable in South Africa The 4-fibre pair 	West Africa Cable System
13670907	submarine cable system was constructed at an approximate total project cost of US$650 million. See also. List of international submarine communications cables Individual cable systems off the west coast of Africa include: Other African submarine communications cables: Other African terrestrial communications cables: West Africa Cable System The West Africa Cable System (WACS) is a submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the west coast of Africa that was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent. The cable consists of four fibre pairs and is 14,530 km in length, linking from Yzerfontein in the Western Cape of South Africa 	West Africa Cable System
13670908	Chapel Island (Canada) Chapel Island (Canada) Chapel Island is an island in Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name in the kylee Miꞌkmaq language is Mniku but other names such as Vachlouacadie (place of running water / running spirits") and Pastukopajitkewe'kati which translates to "sea cow place". It is the capital, or fire, of Miꞌkmaꞌki within its home district of Unama'ki. The island is a sacred Indigenous site and home of St. Anne Mission, an important pilgrimage site for the Mi'kmaq and a place of national historic significance. The island is a National Historic Site of Canada and is  part of the Chapel Island First Nation (Potlotek). Chapel Island (Canada) Chapel Island is an island in Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name in the kylee Miꞌkmaq language is Mniku but other names such as Vachlouacadie ("place of running water / running spirits") and Pastukopajitkewe'kati which translates to "sea cow place". It is the capital, or fire, of Miꞌkmaꞌki within its home district of Unama'ki. The island is a sacred Indigenous site and home of St. Anne Mission, an important pilgrimage site for the Mi'kmaq and a place of national historic significance. The island is