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System Name: Asia Africa Europe
Landing Points: Barcelona (Spain), Marseilles (France), Palermo (Italy), Abu Talat (Egypt), Zafrana (Egypt), Djibouti, Oman, Fujairah (UAE), Mumbai (India), Kenya, Sri Lanka, Cox Bazaar (Bangladesh), Myanmar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai (China)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $600,000,000
Total Length (kms): 25,000
Project Completion Phases: Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation Commissioning & Acceptance
Design Capacity: 40 Tbps
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: British Telecom, China Unicom, Chuan Wei, Djibouti Telecom, Etisalat, HKT (PCCW Global), Mobily, Omantel, Ooredoo, PTCL, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Yemen, Vittel, OTEG, Reliance Jio, Time.com, TOT
System Supplier: TE SubCom, NEC
System Installer: TE SubCom
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Lantau La Union
Tau Tungku
Tanguisson
Keawaula
System Name: Asia-America Gateway
Landing Points: Changi (Singapore), Keawaula (Hawaii), Lantau (Hong Kong), La Union (Philippines), Mersing (Malaysia), San Luis Obispo (USA), Sri Racha (Thailand), Tanguisson (Guam), Tungku (Brunei), Vung Tau (Vietnam)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $500,000,000
Total Length (kms): 20,547
Initial Capacity: 2.88 Tbps
Owners: AT&T Inc., Bayan, Bharti, BT Global Network Services, CAT Telecom, ETPI, FPT Telecom, the Government of Brunei Darussalam, PT Indosat, PLDT, Saigon Postel Corporation, StarHub, Telcotech, TELKOM Indonesia, Telstra, Telekom Malaysia, TNZL, Viettel, VNPT
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, NEC
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks, ASEAN Cableship, NEC, Orange Marine
Cableship: Rene Descartes
Upgrader: Mitsubishi, Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2011, 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
San Luis Obispo
Westerland
Whitesands Bay Beverwijk
Brookhaven
System Name: Atlantic Crossing 1
Landing Points: Beverwijk (Netherlands), Brookhaven (USA), Westerland (Germany), Whitesands Bay (UK)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $875,000,000
Total Length (kms): 13,377
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Level 3 Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2010
Upgraded Capacity: 20 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
System Name: Atlantic Crossing 2
Landing Points: Bellport (USA), Widemouth (UK)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $700,000,000
Total Length (kms): 6,185
Initial Capacity: 320 Gbps
Design Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: Level 3 Communications
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2010
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
System Name: Africa Coast To Europe
Landing Points: Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Accra (Ghana), Asilah (Morocco), Banjul (The Gambia), Bata (Equatorial Guinea), Cape Town (South Africa), Conakry (Guinea), Cotonou (Benin), Dakar (Senegal), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Kribi (Cameroon), Lagos (Nigeria), Libreville (Ga
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $700,000,000
Total Length (kms): 17,000
Design Capacity: 5.12 Tbps
Owners: Benin Telecoms, Cable Consortium of Liberia, Canalink Africa SL, Côte d’Ivoire Telecom, Dolphin Telecom JLT, Gambia Submarine Cable, Guinéenne de Large Bande, International Mauritania Telecom, MEO, MTN, Orange (France), Orange Cameroun, Orange Mali, Orang
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (Main contractors), TE SubCom (Sub contractors)
System Installer: Orange Marine
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: EMEA
System Name: Adones
Landing Points: Benguela (Angola), Cabinda (Angola), Luanda (Angola), Lucira (Angola), Namibe (Angola), Nzeto (Angola), Porto Amboim (Angola), Soyo (Angola)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $35,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,800
Initial Capacity: 30 Gbps
Design Capacity: 80 Gbps
Owners: Angola Telecom
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: Elettra
Cableship: Teleri
Region: EMEA
Cabinda Soyo
Nzeto
Luanda
Porto Amboim
Benguela
Lucira
Namibe
System Name: ADRIA-1
Landing Points: Corfu (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Durres (Albania)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $13,400,000
Total Length (kms): 430
Initial Capacity: 622 Mbps
Owners: Deutsche Telekom AG, OTE
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks Region: EMEA
Dubrovnik
Durres
Corfu ADRIA-1
System Name: America Europe Connect
Landing Points: Shirley, New York (United States); Killala, Ireland
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $300,000,000
Total Length (kms): 5,400
Design Capacity: 78 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 130
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: AquaComms
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Cableship: Reliance
Region: Transatlantic
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Killala
System Name: Australia-Japan Cable
Landing Points: Maruyama (Japan), Oxford Falls (Australia), Shima (Japan), Sydney (Australia), Tanguisson (Guam), Tumon (Guam)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $520,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,224
Initial Capacity: 320 Gbps
Design Capacity: 25.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Australia Japan Cable Limited, Communications Global Network Services Limited, NTT Communications Corporation, SOFTBANK Telecom Corp., Telstra Holdings (Bermuda) No. 1 Limited, Worldcom Global Networks Limited
System Supplier: Ocean Cable Company, Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: FCR, KDD
Cableship: Fresnel, Subaru
Upgrader: Ciena, Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2012, 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
Shima
Tanguisson Tumon
Oxford Falls Sydney
A n c h o r a g e
System Name: Akorn
Landing Points: Anchorage (USA), Florence (USA)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,968
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Alaska Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Region: Americas
ALASIA
System Name: Alasia
Landing Points: Pentaskhinos (Cyprus), Tartus (Syria)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 350
Design Capacity: 25.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Syrian Telecommunications Authority
Region: EMEA
Valdez Whittier
Juneau
System Name: Alaska United East
Landing Points: Harbor Pointe (USA), Juneau (USA), Valdez (USA), Whittier (USA)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,751
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Design Capacity: 10 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: GCI
System Supplier: NEC
Region: Americas
Harbor Pointe
ALASKA UNITED WEST
W h i t t i e r
System Name: Alaska United West
Landing Points: Ketchikan (USA), Warrenton (USA), Whittier (USA)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,483
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Design Capacity: 640 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: GCI
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Cableship: Global Sentinel Region: Americas
K e t c h i k a n W a r r e n t o n
System Name: ALBA-1
Landing Points: Camuri (Venezuela), Havana (Cuba), Morant Point (Jamaica), Santiago De Cuba (Cuba)
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $72,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,600
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: Telecom Venezuela, Transbit SA
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Telecomunicaciones Gran Caribe
Marine Surveyor: EGS
Survey Boat: RV Ridley Thomas
Region: Americas
A l e x a n d r i a
T a r t u s
System Name: Aletar
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Tartus (Syria)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $23,000,000
Total Length (kms): 733
Initial Capacity: 5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 1 Fiber Pair
Owners: Lebanese Ministry of Telecom (6.25%), Syrian Telecom (46.875%), Telecom Egypt (46.875%)
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Vercors Region: EMEA
System Name: Alexandros
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Marseille (France), Pentaskhinos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Design Capacity: 10 Tbps
Owners: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Telecom Egypt
Region: EMEA
ALONSO DE OJEDA
O r a n j e s t a d
System Name: Alonso De Ojeda
Landing Points: Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Netherlands Antilles)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $8,678,000
Total Length (kms): 128
Initial Capacity: 15 Gbps
Design Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Antelecom NV
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: IT International Telecom
Region: Americas
W i l l e m s t a d
System Name: Alpal-2
Landing Points: El Djemila (Algeria), Ses Covetes (Majorca)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $17,600,000
Total Length (kms): 312
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Design Capacity: 160 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: APT, France Telecom, Telefonica
System Supplier: Pirelli
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Maersk Responder
Region: EMEA
AMERICAN SAMOA-FIJI [Planned]
System Name: American Samoa-Fiji
Landing Points: Pago Pago (American Samoa), Fiji
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $35,000,000
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: American Samoa Hawaii Cable
Region: AustralAsia
American Samoa
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
AMERICAS I
Magens Bay
System Name: Americas I
Landing Points: Magens Bay (Virgin Islands), Vero Beach (USA)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $220,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,013
Initial Capacity: 120 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, CANTV (Venezuela), Embratel, TSTT
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2010
Upgraded Capacity: 20 Gbps
Region: Americas
AMERICAS I SOUTH
System Name: Americas I South
Landing Points: Camuri (Venezuela), Fortaleza (Brazil), Macqueripe (Trinidad), Magens Bay (Virgin Islands)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Total Length (kms): 6,014
Initial Capacity: 560 Mbps
Owners: AT&T, CANTV (Venezuela), Embratel, TSTT
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: C&W (Marine)
Cableship: Cable Installer, Agile, Fresnel
Region: Americas
Magens Bay
Camuri Macqueripe
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Design Capacity: 210 Gbps
Owners: Antelecom NV, AT&T, Brazil Telecom, CANTV (Venezuela), Embratel, France Telecom, GT&T, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telesur, Telintar, Trescom Int., TSTT, Verizon
System Supplier: ASN Australia, Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Cableship: Global Link
Region: Americas
System Name: Americas II
Landing Points: Camuri (Venezuela), Cayenne (French Guiana), Chaguaramas (Trinidad), Fortaleza (Brazil), Hollywood (USA), Lamentine (France), Miramar (Puerto Rico), St Croix (US Virgin Islands), Willemstad (Netherlands Antilles)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,373
AMERIGO VESPUCCI
Bonaire
Curaçao
System Name: Amerigo Vespucci
Landing Points: Bonaire (Netherlands), Curacao (Curacao)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 84
Region: Americas
System Name: America Movil Submarine Cable System-1
Landing Points: Jacksonville (United States), Miami (United States), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Puerto Barrios (Guatemala), Barranquilla (Colombia), Cartagena (Colombia), Fortaleza (Brazil), Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Puerto Plata (Dominican Repub
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $700,000,000
Total Length (kms): 17,800
Initial Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: America Movil
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro, EGS
Region: Americas
Fortaleza
Rio de Janeiro Maimi
Puerto Plata San Juan
Barranquilla Cartagena
Cancun
Puerto Barrios
L a s T o n i n a s
System Name: Antel
Landing Points: Las Toninas (Argentina), Maldonado (Uruguay)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 250
Initial Capacity: 50 Gbps
Design Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Owners: Antel (Uruguay), Telecom Argentina
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: IT Telecom
Region: Americas
M a l d o n a d o
ANTILLES CROSSING
System Name: Antilles Crossing
Landing Points: Bridgetown (Barbados), Hams Bluff (Virgin Islands), Port Castries (St Lucia)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Total Length (kms): 952
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 80 Gbps
Owners: Antilles Crossing, Barbados Light & Power, Leucadia, Telebarbados
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: NEC
Upgrade Year: 2011, 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2
Landing Points: Batangas (Philippines), Chikura (Japan), Chongming (China), Katong (Singapore), Kitaibaraki (Japan), Kuantan New Port (Malaysia), Lantau (Hong Kong), Pusan (South Korea), Shantou (China), Tanshui (Taiwan)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 19,000
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 6.4 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom International, CTM, France Telecom, KDDI, KT Coropration, NTT Communications, PLDT (Philippines), Reach NHK, Singtel, Telekom Malaysia
System Supplier: Ocean Cable Company
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Cable Retriever, Bold Endurance, Fu Lai, Asean Restorer, Maersk Recorder, Maersk Repeater, Maersk Responder, Maersk Reliance, Subaru, Kuroshio Maru, Cable Installer. Barges, Networker, Elbe, Chin Ann 3
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Asia Pacific Gateway
Landing Points: Chongming (China), Da Nang (Vietnam), Kuantan (Malaysia), Tseung Kwan (Hong Kong), ShinMaruyama (Japan), Nanhui District (China), Busan (South Korea), Shima (Japan), Songkhla (Thailand), Toucheng (Taiwan), Tanah Merah (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $313,000,000
Total Length (kms): 10,000
Design Capacity: 38.4 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom International, Facebook, KT Coropration, NTT Communications, PLDT (Philippines), StarHub (Singapore), Telekom Malaysia, TIME dotCom, VNPT
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NTT Com, S.B. Submarine Systems, NEC
Region: AustralAsia
Pusan Shima
Chongming
Toucheng
Lantau
Da Nang
Songkhla
Kuantan
Tuas
Nanhu
Maruyama
Chania
Yeroskipos
System Name: Aphrodite 2
Landing Points: Chania (Greece), Yeroskipos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 868
Initial Capacity: 1.12 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, Belgacom, British Telecom, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (62%), France Telecom, OTE, Sprint, Verizon
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Skandi Hav
Region: EMEA
System Name: Australia Papua New Guinea 2
Landing Points: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Sydney (Australia)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $11,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,400
Initial Capacity: 1.12 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telikom PNG, Telstra (Australia)
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Re
Region: AustralAsia
Point Moresby
B r o o k h a v e n
M a n a s q u a n
System Name: Apollo
Landing Points: Brookhaven (USA), Lannion (France), Manasquan (USA), Widemouth (UK)
RFS Year: 2003
Est. End of Service Date: 2028
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,700
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Design Capacity: 25 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Alcatel, Apollo SCS Limited, C&W
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Batz, Ile de Brehat, Ile de Sein, Skandi Neptune
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2012, 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
APX-CENTRAL [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Asia Pacific Express Central
Landing Points: Adelaide (Australia), Hobart (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Perth (Australia)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $150,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,800
Design Capacity: 32 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: SubPartners
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Asia Pacific Express East
Landing Points: Auckland (New Zealand), Hermosa Beach (United States), Oahu, Hawaii (United States), Sydney (Australia)
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,700
Design Capacity: 40 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: SubPartners
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: Transpacific
APX-WEST [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Asia Pacific Express West
Landing Points: Jakarta (Indonesia), Christmas Island (Australia), Perth (Australia), Singapore
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $150,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,600
Design Capacity: 32 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: SubPartners
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Arcos-1
Landing Points: Bluefields (Nicuragua), Cancun (Mexico), Cartagena (Columbia), Cat Island (Bahamas), Crooked Island (Bahamas), Hollywood (USA), Ladyville (Belize), Maria Chiquita (Panama), Nassau (The Bahamas), Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands), Puerto Barrios (G
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,700
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1 Tbps
Owners: Alestra (Mexico), AT&T, Axtel (Mexico), BTC (Bahamas), BTL (Belize), CANTV (Venezuela), Codetel (Dominican Republic), Colombus Networks, Enitel (Nicaragua), Hondutel (Honduras), ICE (Costa Rica), Impsat (USA), Internexa (Colombia), Orbinet SA (Colombia),
System Supplier: Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (Tyco Telecommunications, Partial)
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2008
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
ASC [Planned]
Singapore
Anyer
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Australia-Singapore Cable
Landing Points: Perth (Australia), Tanah Mera (Singapore), Anyer (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $160,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,600
Design Capacity: 36 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 120
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Australia-Singapore Cable International Limited
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
Hong Kong
Philippines
Japan
System Name: Asia Submarine-cable Express
Landing Points: Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $412,000,000
Total Length (kms): 7,200
Design Capacity: 15.36 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 128
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: NTT Communications (Japan), PLDT (Philippines), StarHub (Singapore), Telekom Malaysia
System Supplier: Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation
System Installer: S.B. Subarine Systems, NTT, NEC
Region: AustralAsia
Keawaula
System Name: America Samoa Hawaii
Landing Points: Keawaula (Hawaii), Pago Pago (American Samoa)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,680
Initial Capacity: 1.2 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: ASH Cable Company
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Ré
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Athena
Landing Points: Koropi (Greece), Pentaskhinos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Total Length (kms): 600
Owners: Cypress Telecommunications Authority, Telecom Italia Sparkle
Region: EMEA
P e n t a s k h i n o s
System Name: Atlantis-2
Landing Points: Conil (Spain), Dakar (Senegal), El Medano (Spain), Fortaleza (Brazil), Funchal (Portugal), Las Toninas (Argentina), Lisbon (Portugal), Praia (Cape Verde), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $370,000,000
Total Length (kms): 13,100
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 160 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs, Initial: 2 wavelengths, Design: 8 wavelengths
Channels: 2 to 8
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Cabo Verde Telecom, Deutsche Telekom AG, Embratel, France Telecom, Marconi, Sonatel, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telefonica de Argentina, Telintar, Verizon
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Pirelli, Fujitsu
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Raymond Croze, Fresnel, Vercors, Teneo, Teliri, Maersk Defender
Region: Transatlantic
Fortaleza
Rio de Janeiro
Las Toninas
Dakar
El Medano
Funchal
Conil
Lisbon
Praia
System Name: Atlas Offshore
Landing Points: Asilah (Morocco), Marseille (France)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $31,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,634
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: Maroc Telecom of Morocco
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
AUSTRAL [Planned]
Puerto Montt
System Name: Austral
Landing Points: Puerto Montt (Chile), Punta Arenas (Chile)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,800
Owners: AUSTRAL University of Magellan, Magellan CPC
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
System Installer: IT International Telecom
Region: Americas
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Punta Arenas
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Australia West Express
Landing Points: Perth, Australia; Djibouti
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $300,000,000
Design Capacity: 20 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 200 Gbps
Owners: GoTo Networks
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Perth
Djibouti
BAHAMAS-2
System Name: Bahamas-2
Landing Points: Eight Mile Rock (Bahamas), Nassau (The Bahamas), Vero Beach (USA)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $25,000,000
Total Length (kms): 478
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, Balteco, Verizon
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Region: Americas
BALTICA
G e d s e r Y s t a d
System Name: Baltica
Landing Points: Dueodde (Bornholm), Gedser (Denmark), Kolobrzeg (Poland), Ystad (Sweden)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $16,000,000
Total Length (kms): 437
Initial Capacity: 5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Polish Telecom, TDC, Telecom Finland, Telenor, Teliasonera
Region: EMEA
D u e o d d e
K o l o b r z e g
B a r c e l o n a
System Name: BAR-SAV
Landing Points: Barcelona (Spain), Savona (Italy)
RFS Year: 1996
Est. End of Service Date: 2021
Est. System Cost (US$): $39,000,000
Total Length (kms): 760
Initial Capacity: 5 Gbps
Owners: Telecom Italia, Telefonica
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
S a v o n a
I n v e r l o c h S t a n l e y
System Name: Bass Strait 2
Landing Points: Inverloch (Australia), Stanley (Tasmania, Australia)
RFS Year: 2003
Est. End of Service Date: 2028
Est. System Cost (US$): $17,000,000
Total Length (kms): 240
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Telstra (Australia)
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Batz
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Bay of Bengal Gateway
Landing Points: Sri Lanka, Singapore, Oman, UAE
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,000
Initial Capacity: 100 Gbps
Design Capacity: 30 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs, 10 Tbps per pair
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Bay of Bengal Consortium
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile De Brehat
Marine Surveyor: EGS
Survey Boat: Northern Endeavour
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asia
BCS EAST
System Name: BCS East
Landing Points: Liepaja (Latvia), Sventoji (Lithuania)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 98
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Teliasonera
Region: EMEA
Sventoji Liepaja
Sandviken
System Name: BCS East-West Interlink
Landing Points: Sandviken (Sweden), Sventoji (Lithuania)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 218
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Teliasonera
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: AKN
Cableship: Pleijel
Region: EMEA
Sventoji
Stavsnas
Mariehamn Haraldsholm
Hango Helsingfors
Kotka Logi
System Name: BCS North
Landing Points: Hango (Finland), Haraldsholm (Finland), Helsingfors (Finland), Kotka (Finland), Mariehamn (Finland), Stavsnas (Sweden)
RFS Year: 2003
Est. End of Service Date: 2028
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 793
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Rostelecom, Teliasonera
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: AKN
Cableship: Pleijel
Region: EMEA
System Name: Batam-Dumai-Melaka
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Dumai (Indonesia), Melaka (Malaysia)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $76,000,000
Total Length (kms): 400
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: PT Mora Telematika, PT XL Axiata, Telekom Malaysia
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
M e l a k a D u m a i
B a t a m
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Best Cable System
Landing Points: Brunei; Sabah; Malaysia; Southern Philippines; Kalimantan, Indonesia; extension to Guam
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $150,000,000
Total Length (kms): 5,092
Owners: Best Cable Corp. Pte. Ltd.
Region: AustralAsia
Palau
Yap Philippines
Malaysia
Brunei Indonesia
BHARAT-LANKA
System Name: Bharat-Lanka
Landing Points: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sri Lanka), Tuticorin (India)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 338
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 960 Gbps
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: BSNL, Sri Lanka Telecom Limited (SLT), Sri Lanka
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NEC
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
B o c a
R a t o n
C r o w n
H a v e n
R i d i n g P o i n t
F r e e p o r t
M a r s h H a r b o u r
S a n d y P o i n t
N a s s a u
U p p e r B o g u e
R o c k S o u n d
System Name: Bahamas Internet Cable System
Landing Points: Boca Raton (USA), Crown Haven (Bahamas), Freeport (Bahamas), Marsh Harbour (Bahamas), Nassau (The Bahamas), Riding Point (Bahamas), Rock Sound (Bahamas), Sandy Point (Bahamas), Upper Bogue (Bahamas)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $31,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,000
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Design Capacity: 12 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Carribbean Crossings
Region: Americas
System Name: Balkans-Italy Network
Landing Points: Bari (Italy), Durres (Albania)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $21,636,744
Total Length (kms): 276
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Unifi
Region: EMEA
B a r i
D u r r e s
System Name: BIOS/Jonah
Landing Points: Tel Aviv (Israel), Bari (Italy)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,300
Owners: Bezeq International
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Elettra
Region: EMEA
B a r i
System Name: Broadband Linking the American Samoa Territory
Landing Points: Fogagogo, Tu’tuila (American Samoa), Ofu Harbor, Ofu (American Samoa), Luma, Ta’u (American Samoa), Aunu’u Warf, Aunu’u (American Samoa)
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $11,000,000
Total Length (kms): 250
Owners: ASTCA (American Samoa)
System Supplier: IT International Telecom
Marine Surveyor: IT International Telecom
Region: AustralAsia
Ofu
Tutuila
Luma
Aunu'u
System Name: Boracay-Palawan
Landing Points: Taytay (Philippines), San Jose (Philippines), Coron (Philippines); Boracay (Philippines), Caticlan (Philippines)
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 332
Design Capacity: 4.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 12 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 40
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Globe Telecom
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Botnia
Landing Points: Umea (Sweden), Vaasa (Finland)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $8,500,000
Total Length (kms): 77
Initial Capacity: 1.2 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Teliasonera
System Supplier: NKT
System Installer: AKN
Cableship: Pleijel
Region: EMEA
V a a s a
System Name: Batam-Rengit Cable System
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Sungai Rengit (Malaysia)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 63
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Excelcom
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Batam Singapore Cable System
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Changi (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $13,100,000
Total Length (kms): 73
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telekom Indonesia
System Supplier: Ocean Cable Company
System Installer: Stena Offshore, ASEAN Cableship, NEC
Cableship: Northern Installer
Region: AustralAsia
C h a n g i
B a t a m
System Name: Black Sea Fibre Optic Cable System
Landing Points: Novorossiysk (Russia), Odesa (Ukraine), Varna (Bulgaria)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $51,000,000
Total Length (kms): 933
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Armentel, AT&T, BTC, Cypress Telecommunications Authority, DTAG, HT, KDDI, OTE, Rostelecom, Telecom Slovenia, Ukrtelecom
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Maersk Fighter
Region: EMEA
O d e s a
System Name: Caribbean-Bermuda US
Landing Points: Manasquan (USA), Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,609
Owners: LIME
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI, IT International Telecom
Upgrader: Xtera Communications Region: Americas
Tortola
Manasquan
P e n t a s k h i n o s
System Name: Cadmos
Landing Points: Beirut (Lebanon), Pentaskhinos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $8,000,000
Total Length (kms): 262
Design Capacity: 622 Mbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (62%), Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications (38%)
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications Region: EMEA
B e i r u t
Fortaleza
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Cameroon-Brazil
Landing Points: Fortaleza, Brazil; Cameroon
RFS Year: 2018
Est. End of Service Date: 2043
Est. System Cost (US$): $487,000,000
Total Length (kms): 5,900
System Supplier: Huawei Marine
System Installer: Global Marine
Region: Transatlantic
Cameroon
T e n e r i f e
System Name: Canalink
Landing Points: Cadiz (Spain), Tenerife (Spain)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $157,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,000
Design Capacity: 5.12 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 128
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Isalink, IT3
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro, Elettra
Region: EMEA
C a d i z
System Name: Caucasus Cable System
Landing Points: Poti (Georgia), Varna (Bulgaria)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $76,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,187
Design Capacity: 1.2Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Caucasus Online
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Region: EMEA
P o t i
Charlestown
Bermuda
System Name: Challenger Bermuda-1
Landing Points: Bermuda (Bermuda), Charleston, RI (USA)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $50,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,448
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: Cable Company Ltd, Verizon
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: Americas
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Ceiba-2
Landing Points: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Bata, Equatorial Guinea; branching unit to Kribi, Cameroon
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 290
Design Capacity: 8 Tbps
Owners: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
System Supplier: Huawei Marine
Region: EMEA
Malabo
Bata Kribi
System Name: Celtix Connect
Landing Points: Dublin (Ireland), Holyhead (UK)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $21,900,000
Total Length (kms): 131
Initial Capacity: 960 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 72 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Sea Fibre Networks
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited Region: EMEA
System Name: Colombia-Florida Subsea Fiber
Landing Points: Boca Raton (USA), Cartagena (Columbia), Morant Point (Jamaica)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Total Length (kms): 2,439
Initial Capacity: 110 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2.5 Tbps per Fiber Pair
Owners: Columbus Networks
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications Telecommunications
Upgrader: TE SubCom
Upgrade Year: 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 2.5 Tbps per fiber pair
Region: Americas
Cartagena
Morant Point
Boca Raton
C h o n g m i n g C h i k u r a
O k i n a w a
S h a n t o u
T a n g u i s s o n
Owners: China-US Consortium (KDD (Japan), NTT Worldwide Network (Japan), AT&T (USA), MCI Communications (USA), Sprint (USA), Teleglobe USA (USA), SBC Communications (USA), China Telecom (China), HongKong Telecom (Hong Kong), Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), Korea Telec
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Fujitsu, Ocean Cable Co, Tyco Telecommunications
Cableship: Flexservice III, Kuroshio Maru, Cable Innovator
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Region: Transpacific
System Name: China-US
Landing Points: Bandon (USA), Chikura (Japan), Chongming (China), Fangshan (Taiwan), Okinawa Prefecture (Japan), Pusan (South Korea), San Luis Obispo (USA), Shantou (China), Tanguisson (Guam)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 30,444
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 8
Channel Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
System Name: Cyprus-Israel Optical System
Landing Points: Ayia Napa (Cyprus), Nahariya (Israel)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2018
Est. System Cost (US$): $16,000,000
Total Length (kms): 262
Design Capacity: 622 Mbps
Fiber Pairs: 1 Fiber Pair
Owners: Bezeq, Cypress Telecommunications Authority
Region: EMEA
Nahariya
Ayia Napa Nahariya
CJFS
H a l f - M o o n B a y
System Name: Cayman Jamaica Fibre System
Landing Points: Half-Moon Bay (Cayman Islands), Montego Bay (Jamaica)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $6,500,000
Total Length (kms): 870
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: LIME
Region: Americas
M o n t e g o B a y
P a l e r m o
W e s t P a l m
B e a c h
C a n c u n
M a g e n s B a y
F u n c h a l
S a r d i n i a
System Name: Colombus II
Landing Points: Cancun (Mexico), Funchal (Portugal), Magens Bay (Virgin Islands), Palermo (Italy), Sardinia (Gran Canaria), West Palm Beach (USA)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $600,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,165
Initial Capacity: 560 Mbps
Design Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Columbus II Consortium
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Tyco Telecommunications SSI, Pirelli
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
System Name: Colombus III
Landing Points: Miami, Florida (USA); Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands (Portugal); Lisbon, Portugal; Conil, Spain; Mazara del Vallo, Sicily (Italy)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $236,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,833
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 160 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Columbus III Consortium
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Pirelli, Tyco Telecommunications
Cableship: Vercors, Skandi Hav
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
CONCERTO-1
System Name: Concerto-1
Landing Points: Bruges (Belguim), Thorpeness (United Kingdom), Zandvoort (Netherlands)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $25,000,000
Total Length (kms): 574
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 96 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Flute
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
System Name: Corfu-Bar
Landing Points: Bar (Montenegro), Corfu (Greece)
RFS Year: 1998
Est. End of Service Date: 2023
Est. System Cost (US$): $19,000,000
Total Length (kms): 320
Initial Capacity: 622 Mbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Crngorski Telecom, OTE
Region: EMEA
DANICA NORTH
System Name: Danica North
Landing Points: Barseback (Sweden), Tuborg (Denmark)
RFS Year: 1998
Est. End of Service Date: 2023
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 25
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 96 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Teliasonera
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: AKN
Cableship: Pleijel
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: EMEA
B a r s e b a c k
DANICA SOUTH
System Name: Danica South
Landing Points: Bjarred (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark)
RFS Year: 1998
Est. End of Service Date: 2023
Total Length (kms): 20
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 24 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Teliasonera
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: AKN
Cableship: Pleijel
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: EMEA
L a n d e y j a r s a n d u r
System Name: Danice
Landing Points: Blaabjerg (Denmark), Landeyjarsandur (Iceland)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $76,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,291
Initial Capacity: 1000 Gbps
Design Capacity: 5.1 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Farice Ltd.
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
B l a a b j e r g
Colombo
Hulhumalé
System Name: Dhiraagu Domestic Submarine Cable Network
Landing Points: Colombo (Sri Lanka), Hulhumale (Maldives)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $27,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,000
Owners: Dhiraagu
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NEC
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
DENMARK-NORWAY 5
Ardendal
System Name: Denmark-Norway 5
Landing Points: Ardendal (Norway), Hjrorring (Denmark)
RFS Year: 1992
Est. End of Service Date: 2017
Est. System Cost (US$): $9,560,000
Total Length (kms): 123
Initial Capacity: 2 Gbps
Owners: Norway PTT, TDC
Region: EMEA
Hjorring
DENMARK-NORWAY 6
Kristiansand
System Name: Denmark-Norway 6
Landing Points: Kristiansand (Norway), Thisted (Denmark)
RFS Year: 1992
Est. End of Service Date: 2017
Est. System Cost (US$): $8,950,000
Total Length (kms): 124
Initial Capacity: 1.5 Gbps
Owners: Norway PTT, TDC
Region: EMEA
DENMARK-POLAND 2
System Name: Denmark-Poland 2
Landing Points: Gedebak Odde (Denmark), Mielno (Poland)
RFS Year: 1991
Est. End of Service Date: 2016
Est. System Cost (US$): $4,500,000
Total Length (kms): 110
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Polish Telecom, TDC Region: EMEA
G e d e b a k
M i e l n o
System Name: Didon
Landing Points: Kélibia (Tunisia), Mazara del Vallo, Sicily (Italy)
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 173
Design Capacity: 18 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks Region: EMEA
Kélibia
Mazara del Vallo
System Name: Dumai-Melaka Cable System
Landing Points: Dumai (Indonesia), Melaka (Malaysia)
RFS Year: 2005
Est. End of Service Date: 2030
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 150
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: PT Telekom, Telekom Malaysia
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: ASEAN Cableship
Region: AustralAsia
ChungHomKokTseungKwahO
System Name: EAC-C2C
Landing Points: Capepisa (Philippines), Changi (Singapore), Chikura (Japan), Chung Hom Kok (Hong Kong), Fangshan (Taiwan), Nanhui District (China), Nasugbu (Philippines), Pali (Taiwan), Pusan (South Korea), Shima (Japan), Singapore (Singapore), Taean (South Korea), Tansh
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $850,000,000
Total Length (kms): 35,429
Design Capacity: 30 Tbps
Owners: PACNET
System Supplier: NEC
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
Vung Tau
Nasugbu
Capepisa
Fangshan
Tanshui Pali
Nanhui
Taean
Pusan
Ajigaura Chikura Shima
System Name: Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System
Landing Points: Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), Maputo (Mozambique), Mogadishu (Somalia), Mombasa (Kenya), Moroni (Comoros), Mtunzini (South Africa), Port Sudan (Sudan), Toliary (Madagascar)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $247,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,900
Initial Capacity: 30 Gbps
Design Capacity: 10 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Bharti Airtel, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, British Telecom, Comores Telecom, Etisalat, France Telecom, Mauritius Telecom, MTN Group, Neotel, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Saudi Arabia, SPV2, Sudan Telecom Limited, Sudatel, Tanzania Telecommuni
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Djibouti
Port Sudan Mogadishu
Mombasa
Dar es Salaam
Moroni
Toliary
Maputo Mtunzini
M o r a n t P o i n t
System Name: East-West
Landing Points: Morant Point (Jamaica), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $35,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,700
Initial Capacity: 120 Gbps
Design Capacity: 720 Gbps
System Installer: Orange Magine
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Region: Americas
System Name: East Caribbean Fiber System
Landing Points: Anguilla (Anguilla), Baliff (Guadeloupe), Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis), Bridgetown (Barbados), Canefield (Dominica), Dickenson Bay (Antigua), Kingstown (St. Vincent), Martinique (Martinique), Montserrat (Montserrat), Port Salines (Grenada), St. Lucia (S
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $56,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,875
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, BET (Barbados), C&W, France Telecom, TSTT
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: C&W (Marine)
Cableship: Mercury
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2009, 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Americas
System Name: Europe India Gateway
Landing Points: Abu Talat (Egypt), Bude (United Kingdom), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Gibraltar (Gibraltar), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Monaco (Monaco), Mumbai (India), Muscat (Oman), Zafarana (Egypt), Sesimbra (Portugal), Tripoli (Libya
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $700,000,000
Total Length (kms): 15,000
Initial Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, Bharti Airtel, British Telecom, BSNL, C&W, Djibouti Telecom, Du, Gibtelecom, Libyan Post, Telecom, and Information Technology Company, MTN Group, Omantel, PT Comunicações, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Telekom SA, Verizon, Telecom Egypt
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro, UTEC, GEMS
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Fujairah
Muscat
Mumbai
Djibouti
Jeddah
Zafarana
Abu Talat Tripoli Gibraltar
Sesimbra
S y d n e y
K e a w a u l a
System Name: Endeavour
Landing Points: Keawaula (Hawaii), Sydney (Australia)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Total Length (kms): 9,125
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telstra (Australia)
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Estepona-Tetouan
Landing Points: Estepona (Spain), Tetouan (Morocco)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 113
Initial Capacity: 3.7 Gbps
Owners: Telefonica
System Supplier: STC Submarine Systems
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Vercors
Region: EMEA
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Eulalink
Landing Points: Lisbon, Portugal; Madeira, Portugal; Gran Canaria, Spain; Praia, Cabo Verde; Fortaleza, Brazil
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,130,000,000
Total Length (kms): 5,875
Initial Capacity: 30 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Telebras, Islalink
Region: Transatlantic
Fortaleza
Lisbon
Madeira
Gran Canaria
Praia
EUROPA
System Name: Europa
Landing Points: Pentaskhinos (Cyprus), Tripoli (Lebanon)
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: CYTA, Lebanese ministry of Telecommunications
Region: EMEA
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Porthcurno
Northport
Island Park
System Name: FLAG Atlantic 1 North/South
Landing Points: Island Park (USA), Northport (USA), Plerin (France), Porthcurno (United Kingdom)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $900,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,820
Initial Capacity: 4.68 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Svitzer, SAIC
Survey Boat: Vessel of Opportunity
Upgrader: Infinera, Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2010, 2011, 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
System Name: Falcon
Landing Points: Al Ghaydah (Yemen), Al Hudaydah (Yemen), Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia), Al Seeb (Oman), Aqaba (Jordan), Bandar-E Abbas (Iran), Chabahar (Iran), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dubai (UAE), Hulhumalé (India), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Manama (Bahrain),
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $900,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,181
Initial Capacity: 90 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Infinera
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Hulhumalé
Colombo
Trivandrum Mumbai
Bandar Abbas
Al Ghaydah
Al Hudaydah
Port Sudan
Jeddah
Suez Aqaba
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Magadan
System Name: Far East
Landing Points: Mys Levashova (Russia), Okha (Russia), Magadan (Russia)
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $50,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,844
Design Capacity: 1.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 8
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Rostelcom
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Cable Innovator
Region: AustralAsia
Okha
Mys Levashova
System Name: Farice-1
Landing Points: Dunnet Bay (Scotland), Funningsfjør_ur (Faroe Islands), Sey_isfjör_ur (Iceland)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $25,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,395
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Owners: Farice Ltd., Iceland Telecom Ltd.
System Supplier: Pirelli
Cableship: Pertinacia
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
A l d e b u r g h
System Name: Farland
Landing Points: Aldeburgh (United Kingdom), Domburg (Netherlands)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 149
Initial Capacity: 18 Gbps
Owners: British Telecom
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Region: EMEA
D o m b u r g
Shima
Chikura
China
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Faster
Landing Points: China; Chikura, Japan; Shima, Japan; Oregon, USA
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,000
Initial Capacity: 28 Tbps
Design Capacity: 60 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Google, China Telecom, China Mobile, Global Transit, KDDi, SingTel, TIME dotCom
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: Orange Marine
Cableship: René Descartes
Region: Transpacific
System Name: Fehmarn Belt
Landing Points: Puttgarden (Germany), Rödbyhavn (Denmark)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 20
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Teliasonera
System Supplier: Ericsson
System Installer: Nexans
Cableship: Pleijel
Region: EMEA
R i o s
System Name: FibraLink
Landing Points: Kingstown (St. Vincent), Montego Bay (Jamaica), Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,438
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps per fiber pair
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Colombus Networks
System Supplier: Alcatel
System Installer: International Telecom
Cableship: IT Intrepid
Region: Americas
Virginia Beach
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Fibre Atlantic
Landing Points: Bordeaux (France), Virginia Beach, Virginia (USA)
RFS Year: 2018
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 6,250
Design Capacity: 60 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: SemanticNet BV
Region: Transatlantic
Bordeaux
Porthcurno Estepona
System Name: FLAG Europe-Asia
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Aqaba (Jordan), Ben Pak Para (Thailand), Estepona (Spain), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Hong Kong (China), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Keoje (South Korea), Miura (Japan), Mumbai (India), Nanhui District (China), Ninomiya (Japan), Palerm
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $720,000,000
Total Length (kms): 27,433
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 80 Gbps
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian, EMEA
Jeddah
Fujairah
Mumbai
Penang
Songkhla
Hong Kong
Nanhui
Keoje
Ninomiya
Ban Pak
Para
Miura
Satun
Port Said
System Name: Flores-Corvo
Landing Points: Flores (Azores), Corvo (Azores), Graciosa (Azores), Faial (Azores)
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 685
Design Capacity: 0.96 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 16
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Viatel (Azores)
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks, Nexans
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: EMEA
Graciosa
Faial
Flores Corvo
System Name: Fiber Optic Gulf
Landing Points: Doha (Qatar), Dubai (UAE), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Manama (Bahrain)
RFS Year: 1998
Est. End of Service Date: 2023
Est. System Cost (US$): $80,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,286
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Bahrain Telephone Co., Kuwait Ministry of Communications, Qatar Telecommunication Company, UAE Telecommunications Company
System Supplier: Fujitsu
Region: EMEA
System Name: Gulf Bridge International Cable System
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Al Hidd (Bahrain), Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia), Al Seeb (Oman), Bushehr (Iran), Doha (Qatar), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Mazara (Italy), Mumbai (India), Zafa
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $445,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,719
Design Capacity: 2.5 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs express route, 2 Fiber Pairs other landings
Channels: 128
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Gulf Bridge International
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: e-Marine
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
System Name: Global Caribbean Network
Landing Points: Baie-Mahault (Guadeloupe), Baliff (Guadeloupe), Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis), Bridgetown (Barbados), Canefield (Dominica), Dickenson Bay (Antigua), Galisbay (St Martin), Hams Bluff (Virgin Islands), Kingstown (St. Vincent), Le Lamentin (Martinique), Mac
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $17,520,000
Total Length (kms): 1,926
Initial Capacity: 1.2 Tbps
Owners: Global Carribean Network
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
Canefield
Le Lamentin
Port Castries
Kingstown
Bridgetown
Port Salines
Macqueripe
Baliff
GEMINI BERMUDA
Bermuda
System Name: Gemini Bermuda
Landing Points: Manasquan, NJ (USA), Bermuda
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,500
Owners: C&W, Verizon
System Installer: Orange Marine
Region: Americas
GEORGIA-RUSSIA
N o v o r o s s i y s k
System Name: Georgia-Russia
Landing Points: Novorossiysk (Russia), Poti (Georgia), Sochi (Russia)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 280
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: DanTelco, FOPTNET, Rostelecom
Region: EMEA
S o c h i
P o t i
System Name: Globacom-1
Landing Points: Accra (Ghana), Bude (United Kingdom), Casablanca (Morocco), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Nouakchott (Mauritania), Sesimbra (Portugal), Vigo (Spain)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $260,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,717
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2.5 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Globacom Ltd.
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks, IT International Telecom
Cableship: Ile de Batz, IT Intrepid
Marine Surveyor: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
Vigo
Sesimbra
Casablanca
Dakar
Accra Lagos
Nouakchott
GLOBENET
System Name: GlobeNet
Landing Points: Bermuda (Bermuda), Boca Raton (USA), Fortaleza (Brazil), Maiquetia (Venezuela), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tuckerton (USA)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $610,000,000
Total Length (kms): 22,690
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: Globenet
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Upgrade Year: 2010
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Americas
Boca Raton
Tuckerton Bermuda
Punta Gorda
Fortaleza
Rio de Janeiro
System Name: GO-1
Landing Points: Cantina (Sicily), Mazara (Italy), St George’s Bay (Malta), St Paul’s Bay (Malta)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 290
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Owners: GO
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Elettra
Cableship: Teliri
Region: EMEA
System Name: GOKI
Landing Points: Incheon (Korea), Kita-Kyushu (Japan), Okinawa Prefecture (Japan), Tumon (Guam)
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $120,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,200
Design Capacity: 80 Gbps
Owners: AT&T
System Supplier: Xtera Communications
System Installer: Kokusai Cable Ship
Region: AustralAsia
Tumon
Okinawa
Kita-Kyushu
Incheon
System Name: Gondwana-1
Landing Points: Lifou (New Caledonia), Mouli Island (New Caledonia), Noum’ea (New Caledonia), Poindimie (New Caledonia), Sydney (Australia)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $57,500,000
Total Length (kms): 2,152
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: Post and Telecommunications Office of New Caledonia
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Re
Region: AustralAsia
Noum’ea
Lifou Mouli Island Poindimie
System Name: Greenland Connect
Landing Points: Landeyjarsandur (Iceland), Milton (Canada), Nuuk (Greenland), Qaqortoq (Greenland)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $126,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,733
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 960 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Tele Greenland
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Cableship: Maersk Responder, Blue Castor, Ile de Sein
Marine Surveyor: Elettra
Region: Americas
GUANTÁNAMO BAY CABLE [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
South Florida
System Name: Guantánamo Bay Cable
Landing Points: Guantánamo Bay (Cuba), Florida (USA)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $31,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,500
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: US Government
System Supplier: Xtera Communications, NSW
System Installer: IT International Telecom
Marine Surveyor: US Government
Region: Americas
Guantánamo Bay
System Name: Greece to Western Europe Network
Landing Points: Bari (Italy), Corfu (Greece)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 647
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: OTE
Region: EMEA
C o r f u
B a r i
System Name: Hannibal
Landing Points: Kelibia (Tunisia), Mazara (Italy)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 180
Design Capacity: 9.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Tunisie Telecom (Tunisia)
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited, Huawei Marine Networks
Cableship: Sovereign
Marine Surveyor: UTEC
Region: EMEA
Mazara
Kelibia
System Name: Hantru-1
Landing Points: Ebeye (Kwajalein), Majuro (Marshall Islands), Pohnpei (Micronesia), Reagan Test Site (Kwajalein), Tumon (Guam)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $130,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,908
Owners: Hannon Armstrong
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
Pohnpei
Ebeye
Majuro
Reagan Test Site
Tumon
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Whangarei
System Name: Hawaiki
Landing Points: Oregon (USA), Sydney (Australia), Hawaii (USA), Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Whangarei (New Zealand)
RFS Year: 2018
Est. End of Service Date: 2043
Est. System Cost (US$): $300,000,000
Total Length (kms): 14,000
Design Capacity: 12.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Hawaiki Submarine Cable
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: Transpacific
Marseille
System Name: Hawk Cable System
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Anatoliko (Cyprus), Marseille (France)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,181
Initial Capacity: 2.72 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 68
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
System Supplier: Fujitsu
System Installer: Elettra, Orange Marine
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: EMEA
Alexandria
Anatoliko
System Name: Hibernia Atlantic
Landing Points: Coleraine (Ireland), Dublin (Ireland), Herring Cove (Canada), Lynn (USA), Southport (United Kingdom)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $320,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,111
Initial Capacity: 10.16 Tbps
Owners: Columbia Ventures Corporation
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Vercors, Iberus, Nordic King, Teneo, Dock Express 20, Global Mariner, Atlantida
Upgrader: Huawei Marine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
New York
System Name: Hibernia Express
Landing Points: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada); London, UK; Cork, Ireland
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $120,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,600
Design Capacity: 53 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps, 200 Gbps on select segments
Owners: Hibernia Atlantic
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Marine Surveyor: EGS
Survey Boat: RV Ridley Thomas
Region: Transatlantic
London
Cork
Spencer Beach
System Name: Honotua
Landing Points: Huahine (French Polynesia), Moorea (French Polynesia), Papeete (French Polynesia), Spencer Beach, Hawaii (USA), Uturoa (Raiatea, French Polynesia), Vaitape (Bora Bora, French Polynesia)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $122,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,634
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: OPT French Polynesia
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Hokkaido-Sakhalin Cable System
Landing Points: Ishikari (Japan), Nevelsk (Russia)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 559
Design Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: NTT Communications, TTK
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: KDD
Cableship: Subaru
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Hugo
Landing Points: Guernsey (Guernsey), Lannion (France), Porthcurno (United Kingdom)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $11,960,000
Total Length (kms): 426
Initial Capacity: 3.3 Tbps
Owners: C&W
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Tyco SSI
Cableship: Tycom Reliance
Region: EMEA
P o r t h c u r n o G u e r n s e y
Marseille
Owners: Bharti Airtel, Etisalat, France Telecom, Ogero (Lebanon), PTCL (Pakistan), STC (Saudi Arabia), Tata Communications, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia Sparkle
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: S.B. Submarine Systems, NEC
Cableship: Cable Innovator
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Mitsubishi
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: EMEA
System Name: India-Middle East-Western Europe
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Catania (Italy), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Karachi (Pakistan), Marseille (France), Mumbai (India), Suez (Egypt), Tripoli (Lebanon)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $320,000,000
Total Length (kms): 13,000
Initial Capacity: 520 Gbps
Design Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Jeddah
Fujairah
Karachi
Mumbai
C h e n n a i
System Name: i2i
Landing Points: Chennai (India), Tuas (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $90,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,100
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 42 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 105
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Bharti Airtel
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
T u a s
System Name: Interchange I
Landing Points: Port Vila (Vanuatu), Suva (Fiji)
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $32,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,259
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: Interchange Limited
System Supplier: TE SubCom, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
Port Vila
Suva
System Name: Interchange II
Landing Points: Port Moresby (Papau New Guinea), Port Vila (Vanuatu), Luganville (Vanuatu), Honiara (Solomon Islands)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $72,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,500
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 1 Fiber Pair
Channels: 32
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Interchange Limited
Region: AustralAsia
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Port Vila
Port Moresby
Honiara
Luganville
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Mumbai
System Name: India Cloud Xchange
Landing Points: Mumabi (India), Singapore
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Total Length (kms): 5,060
Design Capacity: 32 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pair
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Durres
Bari
System Name: Italy-Albania
Landing Points: Bari (Italy), Durres (Albania)
RFS Year: 1998
Est. End of Service Date: 2023
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 236
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 1 Fiber Pair
Owners: Telecom Italia Sparkle
Region: EMEA
System Name: Italy-Greece
Landing Points: Corfu (Greece), Otranto (Italy)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 161
Initial Capacity: 1.69 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telecom Italia
Region: EMEA
Otranto
Corfu
System Name: Italy-Libya
Landing Points: Mazara (Italy), Tripoli (Libya)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 570
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Design Capacity: 40 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telecom Italia
Upgrade Year: 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Mazara
ITALY-MONACO
Monaco Savona
System Name: Italy-Monaco
Landing Points: Monaco (Monaco), Savona (Italy)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 162
Initial Capacity: 565 Mbps
Fiber Pairs: 1 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telecom Italia
Region: EMEA
System Name: JaKa2DeLeMa
Landing Points: Bandjermasin (Indonesia), Benculuk (Indonesia), Jember (Indonesia), Ketapang (Indonesia), Mataram (Indonesia), Pangkalanbun (Indonesia), Pontianak (Indonesia), Sangata (Indonesia), Toweli (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $116,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,800
Initial Capacity: 960 Gbps
Design Capacity: 9.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 32
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Owners: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
System Supplier: NSW, Fujitsu
System Installer: Fujitsu, Orange Marine
Upgrader: Fujitsu
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
JAKABARE
System Name: JAKABARE
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Pontianak (Indonesia), Tuas (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,330
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: Indosat
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NEC, ASEAN Cableship, Orange Marine
Cableship: Cable Innovator
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Japan-US
Landing Points: Kitaibaraki (Japan), Makaha (Hawaii), Maruyama (Japan), Morro Bay (USA), Point Arena (USA), Shima (Japan)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $590,000,000
Total Length (kms): 21,880
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 16
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: AT&T, Japan Telecom, KDDI, MCI-WorldCom, NTTWN
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Fujitsu, Ocean Cable Company
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Subaru, Cable Innovator
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
System Name: Jasuka
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Pontianak (Indonesia), Tanjung Pandan (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $280,000,000
Total Length (kms): 354
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 320 Gbps
Owners: PT Telekom
System Supplier: Nokia Siemens Networks
System Installer: Nokia Siemens Networks
Marine Surveyor: Nokia Siemens Networks
Upgrader: Nokia Siemens Networks
Upgrade Year: 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: Karadeniz Fiber Optik Sistemi
Landing Points: Istanbul (Turkey), Mangalia (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)
RFS Year: 1997
Est. End of Service Date: 2022
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,640
Initial Capacity: 1.2 Gbps
Owners: BTC, Turk Telecom
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Vercors
Region: EMEA
System Name: Kattegat-1
Landing Points: Gothenburg (Sweden), Jutland (Denmark)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 180
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: TDC
Region: EMEA
System Name: Keltra-2
Landing Points: Kelibia (Tunisia), Trapini (Italy)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Total Length (kms): 209
Design Capacity: 20 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telecom Italia, Tunisie Telecom (Tunisia)
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
KHULNA-CHENNAI
System Name: Khulna-Chennai
Landing Points: Chennai (India), Khulna (Bangladesh)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $48,000,000
Total Length (kms): 115
Owners: Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
K h u l n a
System Name: Korea-Japan Cable Network
Landing Points: Fukuoka (Japan), Kita-Kyushu (Japan), Pusan (South Korea)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Total Length (kms): 500
Initial Capacity: 2.88 Tbps
Design Capacity: 28.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 12 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 24
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Owners: KEPCO, KT Coropration, NTT Communications, SOFTBANK Telecom Corp
System Supplier: Fujitsu
System Installer: Fujitsu
Cableship: Maersk Recorder
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2015
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
N a r r o w
C a p e
System Name: Kodiak Kenai
Landing Points: Anchorage (USA), Homer (USA), Kenai (USA), Kodiak (USA), Narrow Cape (USA), Seward (USA)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 971
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Design Capacity: 10 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Kodiak Kenai Cable Company
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2010
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps
Region: Americas
System Name: Kuwait-Iran
Landing Points: Kharg (Iran), Soroosh (Iran), Failaka (Kuwait)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 334
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Ministry of Communication, Kuwait and Telecommunication Infrastructure Company, Iran
System Installer: e-Marine Region: EMEA
Failaka
Kharg
Soroosh
M a z a r a
System Name: LEV
Landing Points: Mazara (Italy), Tel Aviv (Israel), Yeroskipos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $177,658,000
Total Length (kms): 2,600
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 8 wavelengths of 1550 nm
Owners: Telecom Italia Sparkle
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Tyco
Telecommunications Region: EMEA
System Name: Lower Indian Ocean Network
Landing Points: Sainte Marie (Reunion Island), Terre Rouge (Mauritius), Toamasina (Madagascar)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,091
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: France Telecom, Mauritius Telecom, Orange Madagascar
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: FCR, Orange Marine
Cableship: Chamarel
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Tomasina
Sainte Marie
Terre Rouge
LION-2
Mombasa
System Name: Lower Indian Ocean Network 2
Landing Points: Mombasa (Kenya), Mayotte (Mayotte)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $76,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,000
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: France Telecom-Orange, Mauritius Telecom, Orange Madagascar, Telkom Kenya, Emtel Ltd
System Installer: Alpha Logistics, Elettra, Orange Marine
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Mayotte
System Name: Mid-Atlantic Crossing
Landing Points: Brookhaven (USA), Hollywood (USA), St Croix (US Virgin Islands)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $200,000,000
Total Length (kms): 7,461
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Global Crossing
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Fresnel
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2010, 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
Brookhaven
St. Croix
Hollywood
MAIN ONE
Seixal
System Name: Main One
Landing Points: Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Accra (Ghana), Casablanca (Morocco), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Seixal (Portugal), Tenerife (Spain)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $240,000,000
Total Length (kms): 7,000
Initial Capacity: 1.92 Tbps
Owners: Main One Cable Company
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Cableship: Resolute
Region: EMEA
Accra Lagos
MAIN ONE EXPANSION [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Main One Expansion
Landing Points: Lagos (Nigeria), Port Harcourt (Nigeria)
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,100
Owners: Main One
Region: EMEA
Accra Lagos PortHarcourt
System Name: Matrix
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Changi (Singapore), Jakarta (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,438
Initial Capacity: 60 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Matrix Networks and NAP Info
System Supplier: TE Subcom
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Wave Mercury, Cable Networker (barge)
Region: AustralAsia
MAURITIUS-RODRIGUES ISLAND [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Mauritius-Rodrigues Island
Landing Points: Mauritius, Rodrigues Island
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $32,000,000
Total Length (kms): 550
Owners: Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Mauritius)
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Mauritius
Rodrigues Island
Cancun
Hollywood
System Name: Maya-1
Landing Points: Cancun (Mexico), Hollywood (USA), Maria Chiquita (Panama), Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Tolu (Colombia)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $120,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,506
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: MAYA-1 Consortium
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Tyco Telecommunications
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
Maria Chiquita
Tolu
Puerto Limon
System Name: Moratelindo Batam - Dumai Cable
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Dumai (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 330
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Moratelindo
Region: AustralAsia
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Cherating
Sihanoukville
System Name: Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand
Landing Points: Cherating, Malaysia; Rayoung, Thailand; branching unit to Sihanoukville, Cambodia
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,425
Design Capacity: 30 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 50
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Symphony Communication Public Company Limited, Telcotech limited
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
MED CABLE NETWORK
System Name: Med Cable Network
Landing Points: Algiers (Algeria), Annaba (Algeria), Marseille (France)
RFS Year: 2005
Est. End of Service Date: 2030
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,300
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Owners: Med Cable
Region: EMEA
M a r s e i l l e
System Name: MedNautilus
Landing Points: Catania (Italy), Chania (Greece), Haifa (Israel), Istanbul (Turkey), Koropi (Greece), Tel Aviv (Israel)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $190,000,000
Total Length (kms): 5,729
Initial Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Telecom Italia Sparkle
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Orange Marine
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2011, 2012, 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
MELITA-1
System Name: Melita-1
Landing Points: Pozallo (Italy), St Paul’s Bay (Malta)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $14,000,000
Total Length (kms): 100
Initial Capacity: 50 Mbps
Owners: Melita Infrastructure Ltd.
Region: EMEA
Mazara
Zafarana
System Name: Middle East North Africa
Landing Points: Abu Talat (Egypt), Al Seeb (Oman), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Mazara (Italy), Mumbai (India), Zafarana (Egypt)
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $210,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,800
Initial Capacity: 57.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 96
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Orascom Telecom
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, TE SubCom
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks, TE SubCom, e-Marine
Cableship: Maersk Responder, Ile de Sein, Niwa, Decisive
Marine Surveyor: EGS, Blue Star, Elettra Region: EMEA
Alexandria Suez
Jeddah
Al Seeb Mumbai
System Name: Moratel International Cable 1
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Changi (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 70
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Moratelindo
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Region: AustralAsia
MICRONESIA CABLE SYSTEM
System Name: Micronesia Cable System
Landing Points: Majuro (Marshall Islands), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), Pohnpei (Micronesia), Guam
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Total Length (kms): 174
Owners: Federals States of Micronesia Telecommunications Authority, Marshall Island National Telecommunications Authority
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
M a z a r a C a t a n i a
Y e r o s k i p o u
System Name: Minerva
Landing Points: Catania (Italy), Mazara (Italy), Yeroskipos (Cyprus)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Channels: DWDM wavelengths
Owners: Telecom Italia Sparkle
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Systems
Region: EMEA
System Name: Mataram-Kupang Cable System
Landing Points: Mataram (Indonesia), Sumbawa Besar (Indonesia), Ambalawi (Indonesia), Saraemee (Indonesia), Waingapu (Indonesia), Ende (Indonesia), Kupang (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $94,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,318
Design Capacity: 1.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 30
Channel Capacity: 10
Owners: PT Telkom
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks, Nexans
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
MONET [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Monet
Landing Points: Santos (Brazil), Fortaleza (Brazil), Boca Raton, Florida (United States)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $280,000,000
Total Length (kms): 10,556
Design Capacity: 64 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Algar Telecom, Angola Cables, Antel, Google
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: Americas
Fortaleza Santos
Boca Raton
Korea Taiwan Japan USA
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: New Cross Pacific
Landing Points: Hillsboro, Oregon (USA); Chongming, China; Nanhui, China; Lingang, China; Busan, South Korea; Toucheng, Taiwan; Maruyama, Japan
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 14,000
Design Capacity: 80 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, KT Corporation, Microsoft, Softbank Mobile Corp
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: Transpacific
System Name: Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System
Landing Points: Kribi, Cameroon; Lagos, Nigeria
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,100
Initial Capacity: 12.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Cameroon Government, MainOne
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks, Nexans
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: EMEA
Lagos
Kribi
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System Name: Neptune Canada
Landing Points: Port Alberni (Canada)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $62,000,000
Total Length (kms): 800
Owners: University of Victoria
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Sein
Marine Surveyor: NEPTUNE Canada
Region: Americas
System Name: Norsea Com-1
Landing Points: Lowestoft (United Kingdom), Tysvær (Norway)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Total Length (kms): 800
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Owners: North Sea Communications AS
System Supplier: Alcatel AKN
Region: EMEA
W h i t t i e r
System Name: Northstar
Landing Points: Juneau (USA), Nedonna Beach (USA), Valdez (USA), Whittier (USA)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $90,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,385
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Alaska Communications Systems
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: C&W (Marine)
Cableship: Maersk Fighter, Fu Lai
Region: Americas
Valencia
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Orval
Landing Points: Oran, Algeria; Valencia, Spain
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 560
Design Capacity: 20 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
Oran
Grover Beach
Tijuana
System Name: Pan-American Crossing
Landing Points: Colon (Panama), Fort Amadour (Panama), Grover Beach (USA), Mazatlán (Mexico), Puerto Viejo (Venezuela), St Croix (US Virgin Islands), Tijuana (Mexico)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,451
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Global Crossing
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Cableship: Agile
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Region: Americas
Mazatlán
Colon Fort Amadour
Puerto Viejo
St. Croix
PALAU-GUAM [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Palau-Guam
Landing Points: Palau, Guam
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Owners: Palau Telecoms
System Supplier: Xtera Communications
System Installer: IT International Telecom
Region: AustralAsia
Palau
Magens Bay Butler’s Bay
System Name: PanAm
Landing Points: Arica (Chile), Baby Beach (Aruba), Barranquilla (Colombia), Battery Pratt (Panama), Butler’s Bay (St. Croix), Lurin (Peru), Magens Bay (Virgin Islands), Panama City (Panama), Punto Fijo (Venezuela), Salinas (Ecuador)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $260,000,000
Total Length (kms): 6,867
Initial Capacity: >10 Gbps
Owners: Antel (El Salvador), AT&T, Cable Andino, CANTV (Venezuela), CNT, C&W, Embratel, Entel (Chile), Setar, Telecom Colombia, Telmex
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Region: Americas
Lurin
Arica
Panama City
Barranquilla Punto Fijo
Baby Beach
R e d c a r
System Name: Pangea
Landing Points: Beverwijk (Netherlands), Fanø (Denmark), Lowestoft (United Kingdom), Måde (Denmark), Redcar (United Kingdom)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 511
Initial Capacity: 7 Tbps
Owners: Pangea Ltd
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
System Installer: Nexans
Cableship: Pleijel
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: EMEA
S h i m a A j i g a u r a
H a r b o r P o i n t e G r o v e r B e a c h
System Name: Pacific Crossing 1
Landing Points: Grover Beach (USA), Harbor Pointe (USA), Shima (Japan), Shima (Japan)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $650,000,000
Total Length (kms): 20,910
Initial Capacity: 1.8 Tbps
Design Capacity: 3 Tbps
Owners: NTT Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
System Name: Pacific Caribbean Cable System
Landing Points: Jacksonville, Florida (USA); Tortola, Virgin Islands (UK); Isla Verde, Puerto Rico; Hudishibana, Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Maria Chiquita, Panama; Balboa, Panama; Manta, Ecuador
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $160,000,000
Total Length (kms): 6,000
Design Capacity: 80 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Cable & Wireless Communications, Setar, Telconet, Telefónica Global Solutions, United Telecommunication Services
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: EGS
Survey Boat: RV Ridley Thomas Region: Americas
MariaChiquita
Cartagena
Hudishibana
IslaVerde
Balboa
Manta
Tortola
Jacksonville
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Tokyo
California
System Name: Pacific Cloud Xchange
Landing Points: Tokyo (Japan), California (USA)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,300
Design Capacity: 40 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Global Cloud Xchange
Region: Transpacific
S e a f o r d
B r o a d s t a i r s
System Name: Pan-European Crossing
Landing Points: Bredene (Belguim), Broadstairs (United Kingdom), Seaford (United Kingdom), Veules-les-Roses (France)
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 170
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Global Crossing
Region: EMEA
V e u l e s - l e s - R o s e s
B r e d e n e
System Name: Pipe Pacific Cable
Landing Points: Madang (Papua New Guinea), Piti (Guam), Sydney (Australia)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $180,000,000
Total Length (kms): 7,185
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
Owners: PIPE Networks Ltd.
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications
Cableship: Durable, Decisive
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
Madang
QATAR-UAE
Halul
Das
System Name: Qatar-UAE
Landing Points: Das Island (UAE), Halul (Qatar)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 208
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
System Installer: e-Marine
Cableship: Etisalat
Region: EMEA
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Quintillian Subsea
Landing Points: Oliktok (USA), Barrow (USA), Wainright (USA), Kotzebue (USA), Point Hope (USA), Nome (USA)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Total Length (kms): 1,800
Owners: Quintillian Subsea Holdings
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: Americas
Point Hope
Wainwright Barrow
Prudhoe Bay
Telecoms consulting of submarine cable systems for regional and trans-oceanic applications
System Name: Russian-Japan Cable Network
Landing Points: Nakhodka (Russia), Naoetsu (Japan)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $50,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,795
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Owners: Rostelecom
Region: AustralAsia
N a k h o d k a
N a o e t s u
F u k
System Name: Reach North Asia Loop
Landing Points: Pusan (South Korea), Tong Fuk (Hong Kong), Toucheng (Taiwan), Wada (Japan)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $900,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,792
Initial Capacity: 80 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber pairs
Owners: FLAG Telecom, Level 3 Communications
Upgrader: Ciena, Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2011, 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: South American Crossing
Landing Points: Fortaleza (Brazil), Fort Amadour (Panama), Las Toninas (Argentina), Lurin (Peru), Puerto Viejo (Venezuela), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Santos (Brazil), St Croix (US Virgin Islands), Valparaiso (Chile)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $520,000,000
Total Length (kms): 15,983
Initial Capacity: 100 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.2 Tbps
Owners: Global Crossing
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2010, 2011
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps
Region: Americas
Valparaiso
Lurin
Las Toninas
Fort Amadour Puerto Viejo
St. Croix
Fortaleza
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: South Atlantic Cable System
Landing Points: Luanda (Angola), Fortaleza (Brazil)
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $170,000,000
Total Length (kms): 6,165
Initial Capacity: 40 Tbps
Design Capacity: 40 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Angola Cables
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NEC Region: Transatlantic
F o r t a l e z a
L u a n d a
System Name: South Africa-Far East
Landing Points: Baie du Jacotet (Mauritius), Cape Town (South Africa), Cochin (India), Durban (South Africa), Penang (Malaysia), SaintPaul (Reunion)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $350,000,000
Total Length (kms): 13,669
Initial Capacity: 440 Gbps
Owners: France Telecom, Tata Communications, Telekom SA
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: FCR
Cableship: Vercors
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
System Name: South America-1
Landing Points: Arica (Chile), Barranquilla (Colombia), Boca Raton (USA), Fortaleza (Brazil), Las Toninas (Argentina), Lurin (Peru), Mancora (Peru), Puerto Barrios (Guatemala), Puerto San Jose (Guatemala), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Salinas (Ecuador), Salvador (Brazil), Sa RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $650,000,000
Total Length (kms): 24,140
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.92 Tbps
Owners: Telefonica
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2009, 2010, 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Americas
San Juan
Barranquilla
Fortaleza
Salinas Mancora
Puerto San Jose
Puerto Barrios
Lurin
Arica
Valparaiso
Las Toninas
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador
Boca Raton
System Name: Samoa-Fiji
Landing Points: Samoa-Fiji
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $32,500,000
Region: Austral-Asia
Samoa
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: South America Pacific Link
Landing Points: Oahu, Hawaii (USA); Balboa, Panama; Santiago, Chile; branching units to: Hilo, Hawaii (USA), Manta (Ecuador), Lima (Peru), Arica (Chile)
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $460,000,000
Total Length (kms): 14,200
Design Capacity: 30 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs, 10 Tbps per pair
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Ocean Networks
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, IT International Telecom Region: Transpacific
Manta
Hilo
Oahu
Balboa
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Jacksonville
System Name: South America Pacific Link Caribbean Express
Landing Points: Jacksonville, Florida (USA); Panama
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Total Length (kms): 3,400
Design Capacity: 60 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Ocean Networks, Inc.
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: Americas
System Name: Saudi Arabia-Sudan
Landing Points: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Port Sudan (Sudan)
RFS Year: 2003
Est. End of Service Date: 2028
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 333
Initial Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: STC (Saudi Arabia)
Region: EMEA
J e d d a h
System Name: South Atlantic 3
Landing Points: Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Accra (Ghana), Alta Vista (Spain), Chipiona (Spain), Cotonou (Benin), Dakar (Senegal), Douala (Cameroon), Lagos (Nigeria), Libreville (Gabon), Luanda (Angola), Melkbosstrand (South Africa), Sesimbra (Portugal)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $370,000,000
Total Length (kms): 14,350
Initial Capacity: 340 Gbps
Design Capacity: 800 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Angola Telecom, AT&T, British Telecom, Camtel of Cameroon, CIT, Cote dIvoire Telecom, CPRM, C&W, France Telecom (12.08%), Ghana Telecom, Maroc Telecom of Morocco, Mauritius Telecom, Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd, Nitel (8.39%), OPT Benin, OPT Gabon, PT
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Sesimbra Chipiona
Alta Vista
Dakar
AbidjanAccra Cotonou Lagos
Douala
Libreville
Luanda
Hong Kong
System Name: Submarine Cable Asia Network
Landing Points: Hong Kong, Indonesia
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $337,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,300
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.92 Tbps
Owners: PT. Fangbian Iskan Corporindo, Telemedia Pacific Inc.
System Supplier: NEC
Region: AustralAsia
System Name: SCF-CN
Landing Points: Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis), Bridgetown (Barbados), Kingstown (St. Vincent), Martinique (Martinique), Port Castries (St Lucia), Port Salines (Grenada), Redcar (Trinidad and Tobago)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Total Length (kms): 1,186
Initial Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: SCF (Group Loret)
Region: Americas
SCOTLAND-ORKNEY-SHETLAND
System Name: Scotland-Orkney-Shetland
Landing Points: Scotland-Orkney-Shetland
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $12,000,000
Total Length (kms): 400
Owners: British Telecom
Region: EMEA
Orkney
Scotland
Shetland
Rostock-Ribnitz
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Sea Lion
Landing Points: Helsinki, Finland; Rostock-Ribnitz, Germany
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $74,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,100
Design Capacity: 15 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Cinia Group
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: EMEA
GoonhillyPenmarch
Sesimbra
Teutan
Norden
Mazara Chania Marmaris Yeroskipou
Alexandria
Suez
System Name: South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 3
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Al Seeb (Oman), Batangas (Philippines), Chania (Greece), Cochin (India), Da Nang (Vietnam), Deep Water Bay (Hong Kong), Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sri Lanka), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), Fangshan (Taiwan), Fujairah (United Arab Emira
RFS Year: 1999
Est. End of Service Date: 2024
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,500,000,000
Total Length (kms): 39,622
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 55 Gbps
Oostende Perth Pyapon
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 8
Channel Capacity: 2.5 Gbps, 10 Gbps
Owners: SEA-ME-WE 3 Consortium
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Fujitsu, Pirelli, KDDSCS, Tyco Telecommunications
Nanhui
Keoje
Taipa ShantouDeepWater Bay Fangshan Toucheng
Okinawa
Medan SatunPenang Tuas MersingTungku
Cableship: Agile, Maersk Defender, Maersk Fighter, Fresnel, Fu Lai, Nexus, Leon Thevinin, Vercors, Raymond Croze, Etisalat, Umm Al Anber
Marine Surveyor: C&C Technologies
Region: EMEA, Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian, AustralAsia
Jeddah
Djibouti
Fujairah
Initial Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Design Capacity: 12.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Algerie Telecom, Algeria, Bangladesh Submarine
Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bangladesh, Bharti Airtel, CAT Telecom (Thailand), Du, France Telecom, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, Pakistan, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka
System Name: South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4
Landing Points: Alexandria (Egypt), Annaba (Algeria), Bizerte (Tunisia), Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Cox’s Bazaar (Bangladesh), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Karachi (Pakistan), Marseille (France), Melaka (Malaysia), Mumbai (India), Mu
RFS Year: 2005
Est. End of Service Date: 2030
Est. System Cost (US$): $500,000,000
Total Length (kms): 18,846
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Fujitsu
System Installer: Orange Marine
Cableship: Niwa, Descartes
Upgrader: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, Mitsubishi Electric
Upgrade Year: 2011, 2015
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA, Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Cox’s Bazaar
TuasMelaka
System Name: South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5
Landing Points: Marseille (France), Annaba (Algeria), Palermo (Italy), Bizerte (Tunisia), Jedda (Saudi Arabia), Fujairah (UAE), Karachi (Pakistan), Mumbai (India), Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), Satun (Thailand), Singapore (Singapore), Ma
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,000,000,000
Total Length (kms): 20,000
Design Capacity: 24 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Project Completion Phases: Pre-Engineering Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation Commissioning & Acceptance
Owners: Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd, China Mobile International Ltd, China Global Telecommunications Limited, China Network Communications Group Co Ltd, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co, Orange, Myanmar Post and Telecom, PT Telekomunikasi Indo
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, NEC
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, NEC
Marine Surveyor: Elettra
Region: EMEA, Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
MalaccaSingapore
Los Angeles
Davao City
Manado Guam Hawaii
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: South East Asia-United States
Landing Points: Manado (Indonesia), Davao (Phillippines), Piti, Guam: Oahu, Hawaii (United States), Los Angeles, California (United States)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 15,000
Design Capacity: 20 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), Globe Telecom, RAM Telecom International (RTI), Hawaiian Telcom, GTI Corporation, Telkom USA, GTA
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: NEC
Region: Transpacific
System Name: Seabras-1
Landing Points: Miami (USA), Fortaleza (Brazil), Sao Paolo (Brazil)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $509,000,000
Total Length (kms): 10,750
Initial Capacity: 100 Gbps
Design Capacity: 60 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Seaborn Networks
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Gardline
Survey Boat: Sea Surveyor Region: Americas
Project Completion Phases: Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation Commissioning & Acceptance
Dar es Salaam
Djibouti
System Name: Seacom
Landing Points: Abu Talat (Egypt), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), Maputo (Mozambique), Mombasa (Kenya), Mtunzini (South Africa), Mumbai (India), Zafarana (Egypt)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $600,000,000
Total Length (kms): 13,601
Initial Capacity: 110 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: Convergence Partners (12.50%), Herakles Telecom LLC (25%), Industrial Promotion Services (25%), Shanduka Group (12.50%), VenFin Limited (25%)
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications SSI
Cableship: Durable, Decisive, Dependable, Resolute, Responder
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Mombasa
J u n e a u
H a w k
I n l e t
A n g o o n
S i t k a
P e t e r s b u r g
System Name: South East Alaska
Landing Points: Angoon (USA), Hawk Inlet (USA), Juneau (USA), Ketchikan (USA), Petersburg (USA), Sitka (USA), Wrangell (USA)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: GCI
Region: Americas
W r a n g e l l
K e t c h i k a n
C h a g u a r a m a s
System Name: Suriname-Guyana Submarine Cable System
Landing Points: Chaguaramas (Trinidad), Georgetown (Guyana), Totness (Suriname)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $54,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,249
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 64
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co. Ltd, Telesur of Suriname
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks, Nexans
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited, Huawei Marine Networks
Cableship: Sovereign Region: Americas
G e o r g e t o w n T o t n e s s
System Name: Shetland-Faroesm 2
Landing Points: Ayre of Cara (UK), Banff (UK), Maywick (UK), Sandwick (Scotland), Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $27,000,000
Total Length (kms): 828
Initial Capacity: 20 Gbps
Design Capacity: 570 Gbps
Owners: Faroese Telecom
System Supplier: NSW
System Installer: International Telecom
Cableship: IT Intrepid
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Xtera Communications
Region: EMEA
System Name: Silphium
Landing Points: Chania (Greece), Darnah (Libya)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 426
Initial Capacity: 70 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.2 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 40
Channel Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Libyan Post, Telecom, and Information Technology Company
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks, Nexans
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks
Region: EMEA
C h a n i a
Chikura
System Name: South-East Asia Japan Cable
Landing Points: Chikura (Japan), Lantau (Hong Kong), Nasugbu (Philippines), Shantou (China), Telisai (Brunei), Tuas (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $400,000,000
Total Length (kms): 8,986
Initial Capacity: 17 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 6 Fiber Pairs
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: SJC Consortium (Brunei International Gateway Sendirian Berhad, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Telecom (Hong Kong) International Ltd., Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Globe Telecom, Inc., Google SJC Bermuda Ltd., KDDI Corporation, Singapore Telecom, Telin,
System Supplier: TE SubCom, NEC
System Installer: S.B. Submarine Systems, NEC
Upgrader: TE SubCom
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
Nasugbu
Lantau
SKR1M [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1 Malaysia
Landing Points: Peninsular Malaysia; Sabah, Malaysia; Sarawak, Malaysia
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,500
Design Capacity: 4 Tbps
Owners: TIME dotCom Bhd
System Supplier: NEC
System Installer: Telekom Malaysia
Region: AustralAsia
Sabah
Sarawak
System Name: Sulawesi-Maluku-Papua Cable System
Landing Points: Papua Provinces, New Guinea
RFS Year: 2015
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Est. System Cost (US$): $71,100,000
Total Length (kms): 2,000
Design Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: PT Telekom (Indonesia)
System Supplier: NEC, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, NTT, NEC
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Survey Boat: Fugro Supporter
Region: AustralAsia
Sulawesi
Maluku
Papua
System Name: St. Maarten-Puerto Rico 1
Landing Points: San Juan (Puerto Rico), St Martin (Netherlands Antilles)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $15,000,000
Total Length (kms): 382
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Owners: Smitcoms
Region: Americas
SOLAS
System Name: Solas
Landing Points: Kilmore Quay (Ireland), Oxwich Bay (UK)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $6,000,000
Total Length (kms): 140
Initial Capacity: 5 Gbps
Owners: Eircom
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Wave Sentinel
Region: EMEA
SOLOMON ISLAND TO THE WORLD [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Soloman Island to the World
Landing Points: Honiara (Solomon), Sydney (Australia), Auki (Soloman), Noro (Soloman)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $60,000,000
Total Length (kms): 827
Owners: Solomons Oceanic Cable Company
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
Noro Auki
Honiara
K a h e P o i n t
B r o o k v a l e
A l e x a n d r i a W h e n u a p a i T a k a p u n a
System Name: Southern Cross Cable Network
Landing Points: Alexandria (Australia), Brookvale (Australia), Kahe Point (Hawaii), Morro Bay (USA), Nedonna Beach (USA), Spencer Beach (USA), Suva (Fiji), Takapuna (New Zealand), Whenuapai (New Zealand)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $1,300,000,000
Total Length (kms): 30,000
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Design Capacity: 12 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 3 Fiber Pairs Segments A,C,G1,G2,I. 4 Fiber Pairs
Segments D and F
Channels: 16
S p e n c e r B e a c h
Owners: Southern Cross Cable Network
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks, Fujitsu
System Installer: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Cableship: Cable Innovator laid 13761 km, Nexus laid 3306 km, Vercors laid 10007 km. Fresnel laid 800 km
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2012, 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
Hotellneset
System Name: Svalbard
Landing Points: Andøy (Norway), Harstad (Norway), Hotellneset (Norway)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $80,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,800
Initial Capacity: 4.8 Tbps
Owners: Telenor
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications, Nexans
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Innovator
Region: EMEA
Harstad Andøy
System Name: Tangerine
Landing Points: Broadstairs (United Kingdom), Oostende (Belguim)
RFS Year: 2000
Est. End of Service Date: 2025
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 121
Initial Capacity: 240 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 96 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Level 3 Communications
Region: EMEA
B r o a d s t a i r s
O o s t e n d e
TASMAN
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Tasman Global Access
Landing Points: Australia, New Zealand
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $60,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,300
Design Capacity: 20 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Spark New Zealand, Vodafone, Telstra
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
Widemouth Bay
Saint-Valery-en-CauxKatwijkNorden
Manasquan
System Name: TAT-14
Landing Points: Blaabjerg (Denmark), Katwijk (Netherlands), Manasquan (USA), Norden (Germany), Saint-Valeryen-Caux (France), Tuckerton (USA), Widemouth (UK)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $400,000,000
Total Length (kms): 15,453
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 9.38 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 40
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: TAT-14 Consortium
System Supplier: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited
Cableship: Cable Innovator, Cable Endeavour, Bold Endurance, Wave Sentinel, Subaru, Maersk Recorder, Maersk Forwarder, Sir Eric Sharp, Agile, Teliri, Fresnel, Vercors
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Mitsubishi
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 40 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
Tuckerton
Blaabjerg
TE NORTH
System Name: Telecom Egypt North
Landing Points: Abu Talat (Egypt), Pentaskinos (Republic of Cyprus), Marseille (France)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $150,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,938
Initial Capacity: 10 Tbps
Design Capacity: 20 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Telecom Egypt
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Upgrader: Infinera
Upgrade Year: 2012
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Fujairah
System Name: The East African Marine System
Landing Points: Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Mombasa (Kenya)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $130,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,500
Initial Capacity: 120 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: Etisalat (15%), TEAMS Ltd. (85%)
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: e-Marine
Cableship: Niwa
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Mombasa
System Name: TGN Eurasia
Landing Points: Abu Talat (Egypt), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Marseille (France), Mtunzini (South Africa), Mumbai (India), Zafarana (Egypt)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $250,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,240
Initial Capacity: 160 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: SEACOM, Tata Communications, Telecom Egypt
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
Djibouti
Jeddah
TGN GULF
System Name: TGN Gulf
Landing Points: Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia), Dubai (UAE), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Manama (Bahrain), Sumaisma (Qatar)
RFS Year: 2011
Est. End of Service Date: 2036
Est. System Cost (US$): $200,000,000
Total Length (kms): 2,306
Design Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Tata Communications
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: EMEA
System Name: TGN Intra-Asia
Landing Points: Ballesteros (Philippines), Deep Water Bay (Hong Kong), Piti (Guam), Singapore (Singapore), Toyohashi (Japan), Vung Tau (Vietnam)
RFS Year: 2009
Est. End of Service Date: 2034
Est. System Cost (US$): $180,000,000
Ballesteros
Total Length (kms): 6,485
Initial Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Tata Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: Orange Marine
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2014`
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
Vung Tau
Deep Water Bay
Toyohashi
Piti
System Name: TGN Northern Europe
Landing Points: De Marne (Netherlands), Humanby (UK)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Total Length (kms): 551
Initial Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Tata Communications Region: EMEA
M a r n e
TGN TRANSATLANTIC
System Name: TGN Transatlantic
Landing Points: Highbridge (UK), Saunton Sands (UK), Wall Township (USA)
RFS Year: 2001
Est. End of Service Date: 2026
Est. System Cost (US$): $340,000,000
Total Length (kms): 12,670
Initial Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
Owners: Tata Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transatlantic
E m i
T o y o h a s h i
N e d o n n a
B e a c h
H e r m o s a
B e a c h
System Name: TGN Transpacific
Landing Points: Emi (Japan), Hermosa Beach (USA), Nedonna Beach (USA), Toyohashi (Japan)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $580,000,000
Total Length (kms): 21,424
Initial Capacity: 5.12 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Tata Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2014
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
System Name: TGN Western Europe
Landing Points: Bilbao (Spain), Highbridge (UK), Seixal (Portugal)
RFS Year: 2002
Est. End of Service Date: 2027
Est. System Cost (US$): $100,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,487
Initial Capacity: 3.84 Tbps
Owners: Tata Communications
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
Region: EMEA
Highbridge
Bilbao
Seixal
C h e n n a i
System Name: TGN-TATA IndiaCom
Landing Points: Chennai (India), Changi (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $90,000,000
Total Length (kms): 3,175
Initial Capacity: 640 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Tata Communications
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
C h a n g i
C h e n n a i
System Name: TGN-TIC
Landing Points: Chennai (India), Tuas (Singapore)
RFS Year: 2005
Est. End of Service Date: 2030
Total Length (kms): 3,175
Initial Capacity: 5.12 Tbps
Owners: Tata Communications
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
T u a s
System Name: Tierra del Fuego
Landing Points: Punta Dungeness (Argentina), Espiritu Santo (Argentina)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $5,000,000
Total Length (kms): 27
Owners: AR-SAT
System Supplier: Boskalis, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Cableship: Ile de Batz
Region: Americas
System Name: Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore
Landing Points: Batam (Indonesia), Songkhla (Thailand)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $36,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,003
Initial Capacity: 30 Gbps
Owners: CAT Telecom (Thailand), PT Telekom, Singtel
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: ASEAN Cableship
Region: AustralAsia
TONGA-FIJI
System Name: Tonga-Fiji
Landing Points: Nuku’alofa (Tonga), Suva (Fiji)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $18,900,000
Total Length (kms): 827
Owners: Tonga Cable Limited
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
N e d o n n a
B e a c h
Q i n g d a o K e o j e
C h o n g m i n g
F u z h o u
T a n s h u i
System Name: Trans-Pacific Express
Landing Points: Chongming (China), Shin-Maruyama (China), Keoje (South Korea), Nedonna Beach (USA), Qingdao (China), Tanshui (Taiwan)
RFS Year: 2008
Est. End of Service Date: 2033
Est. System Cost (US$): $440,000,000
Total Length (kms): 16,163
Initial Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Design Capacity: 5.12 Tbps
Owners: AT&T, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom International, KT Coropration, Verizon, NTT Com
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: Global Marine Systems Limited, NTT
Cableship: Cable Innovator
Upgrader: TE SubCom
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 10 Gbps
Region: AustralAsia
Jakarta
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
Onslow
Perth
System Name: Trident
Landing Points: Perth, Onslow (Australia), Jakarta (Indonesia)
RFS Year: 2017
Est. End of Service Date: 2042
Est. System Cost (US$): $290,000,000
Total Length (kms): 4,600
Design Capacity: 38 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 2 Fiber pairs
Perth-Singapore (8 Tbps), 1 fibre pair
Perth-Jakarta (10 Tbps), 1 fibre pair Onslow-Jakarta (10 Tbps) and 1 fibre pair Perth-Onslow (10 Tbps)
Channels: Perth-Singapore 40, rest 100
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Trident Subsea Cable
System Supplier: TE SubCom
System Installer: TE SubCom
Region: AustralAsia
Curaçao
System Name: Trinidad-Curaçao
Landing Points: Curacao (Curacao), Trinidad (Trinidad)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Total Length (kms): 1,240
Initial Capacity: 1.875 Tbps
Owners: Colombus Networks, New World Network
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications SSI, Alcatel, NEC
System Installer: Tyco SSI
Cableship: Tyco Durable, Ile de Sein, Ile de Batz, Fu Hai, Segero, Cable Innovator
Region: Americas
TRIPOLI-BENGHAZI CABLE [Planned]
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Tripoli-Benghazi Cable
Landing Points: Benghazi (Libya), Tripoli (Libya)
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2041
Est. System Cost (US$): $30,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,000
Fiber Pairs: 10 Tbps per pair
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Libyan International Telecommunication Company
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
System Installer: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: EMEA
New Taipei City
System Name: Taiwan Strait Express
Landing Points: Changle, Fuzhou City, China; Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
RFS Year: 2013
Est. End of Service Date: 2038
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 270
Design Capacity: 6.4 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Taiwan International Gateway Corporation, China Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications, China Unicom
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks, NTT, S.B. Submarine Systems
Region: AustralAsia
Fuzhou
TUBROK-EMASED
System Name: Tubrok-Emased
Landing Points: Tobruk (Libya), El Quawef (Libya)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 180
Design Capacity: 25.6 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 8 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 80
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Libyan Post Telecommunications & Information Technology Company
System Supplier: Huawei Marine Networks
System Installer: Huawei Marine Networks, Orange Marine Region: EMEA
Tobrok El-Quawef
System Name: Transworld Associates
Landing Points: Al Seeb (Oman), Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), Karachi (Pakistan)
RFS Year: 2006
Est. End of Service Date: 2031
Est. System Cost (US$): $40,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,300
Initial Capacity: 1.28 Tbps
Owners: Trans-World Associates
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: Tyco Telecommunications
Region: EMEA
System Name: Ugarit
Landing Points: Pentaskhinos (Cyprus), Tartus (Syria)
RFS Year: 1995
Est. End of Service Date: 2020
Est. System Cost (US$): $16,000,000
Total Length (kms): 240
Initial Capacity: 622 Mbps
Owners: Cypress Telecommunications Authority
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications Region: EMEA
F l o r i a n o p o l i s
System Name: Unisur
Landing Points: Florianopolis (Brazil), Las Toninas (Argentina), Maldonado (Uruguay)
RFS Year: 1994
Est. End of Service Date: 2019
Est. System Cost (US$): $74,000,000
Total Length (kms): 1,720
Initial Capacity: 560 Mbps
Owners: Antel (Uruguay), Embratel, Telecom Argentina, Telefonica de Argentina
Region: Americas
Chikura
Hermosa Beach
System Name: Unity
Landing Points: Chikura (Japan), Los Angeles (USA)
RFS Year: 2010
Est. End of Service Date: 2035
Est. System Cost (US$): $300,000,000
Total Length (kms): 9,486
Initial Capacity: 1.92 Tbps
Design Capacity: 4.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 5 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI, PACNET, Singtel
System Supplier: Tyco Telecommunications
System Installer: NEC, Kokusai Cable Ship
Upgrader: Ciena
Upgrade Year: 2013
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: Transpacific
Port Moresby
Project Completion Phases:
Pre-Engineering
Survey
System Manufacture
System Installation
Commissioning & Acceptance
System Name: Vanuatu-Papua New Guinea
Landing Points: Port Vila (Vanuatu); Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea); branches to Luganville, Vanuatu; Honiara, Solomon Islands
RFS Year: 2016
Est. End of Service Date: 2040
Total Length (kms): 3,000
Initial Capacity: 40 Gbps
Design Capacity: 1.2 Tbps
Channel Capacity: 40 Gbps
Owners: Interchange (Vanuatu)
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Region: AustralAsia
Port Vila
VENTSPILS-GOTLAND
System Name: Vetnspils-Gotlan
Landing Points: Fårösund (Sweden), Stockholm (Sweden), Ventspils (Latvia)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Total Length (kms): 175
Initial Capacity: 2.5 Gbps
Fiber Pairs: 34 Fiber Pairs
Owners: Baltcom
System Supplier: TE SubCom
Region: EMEA
VMSCS
C a t a n i a
System Name: Vodafone Malta-Sicily Cable System
Landing Points: Balluta (Malta), Catania (Italy)
RFS Year: 2004
Est. End of Service Date: 2029
Est. System Cost (US$): $10,000,000
Total Length (kms): 250
Initial Capacity: 10 Gbps
Owners: Vodafone Malta
Region: EMEA
System Name: West Africa Cable System
Landing Points: Accra (Ghana), Alta Vista (Spain), Cape Verde (Cape Verde), Douala (Cameroon), Lagos (Nigeria), Lome (Togo), Luanda (Angola), Muanda (DRC), Pointe Noire (Congo), Sesimbra (Portugal), Walvis Bay (Namibia), Whitesands Bay (UK)
RFS Year: 2012
Est. End of Service Date: 2037
Est. System Cost (US$): $600,000,000
Total Length (kms): 14,350
Initial Capacity: 5.12
Design Capacity: 12.8 Tbps
Fiber Pairs: 4 Fiber Pairs
Channels: 32
Channel Capacity: 100 Gbps
Owners: Angola Cables, Broadband Infraco, Congo Telecom, C&W, MTN Group, Office Congolais de Poste et Telecommunication, PT Comunicações, Tata Communications, Telecom Namibia, Telekom SA, Togo Telecom, Vodacom
System Supplier: Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Upgrader: Huawei Marine Networks
Upgrade Year: 2015
Upgraded Capacity: 100 Gbps
Region: EMEA
Walvis Bay
Luanda
Pointe Noire
Muanda
Douala
Accra LomeLagos
Cape Verde
Alta Vista
Sesimbra
Whitesand Bay
Cochin
System Name: WARF
Landing Points: Cochin (India), Hulhumalé (India)
RFS Year: 2007
Est. End of Service Date: 2032
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 680
Owners: WARF Telecom International
System Supplier: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Marine Surveyor: Fugro
Region: Indian Ocean Pan-East Asian
WESTERN VISAYAS-PALAWAN
System Name: Western Visayas-Palawan
Landing Points: Taytay, Palawan; San Jose de Buenavista, Iloilo (Philippines)
RFS Year: 2014
Est. End of Service Date: 2039
Est. System Cost (US$): $20,000,000
Total Length (kms): 300
Owners: PLDT (Philippines)
Region: AustralAsia
Taytay
San Jose de Buenavista
Iloilo