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Europe's submarine cables network in May 2023. Submarine internet cables, also referred to as submarine communications cables or submarine fiber optic cables, connect different locations and data centres to reliably exchange digital information at a high speed.
SubmarineCableMap.com — simple map; Detailed interactive world map — at TeleGeography.com (2018 Version) Global Caribbean net Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine — reference site for GCN, MCN, and SCF; Timeline of submarine cables, 1850–2007 — at Atlantic-Cable.com; TeleGeography submarine cable map — at TeleGeography.com
World map showing submarine cables in 2015. In the 1980s, fiber-optic cables were developed. The first transatlantic telephone cable to use optical fiber was TAT-8, which went into operation in 1988. A fiber-optic cable comprises multiple pairs of fibers. Each pair has one fiber in each direction. TAT-8 had two operational pairs and one backup ...
This technology was developed in co-operation with SubCom, formerly a TE Connectivity company, [10] who built the cable and which also worked with Google on the Dunant and Curie cables. [ 11 ] The cable route comprises a 6,250 km stretch from New York to Widemouth Bay , Cornwall [ 12 ] and a 6,300 km route between New York and Bilbao .
The cable was restored after 15 days. [9] Gabon, Congo, DRC and Cameroon experienced internet disruption due to the rupture of the cable on 17 January 2020 off the coast of Gabon. [10] It was fixed on January 27. [11] On 6 August 2023, the cable system snapped simultaneously with the WACS Cable System after a rock fall in the Congo Canyon.
EE-S1 is a submarine communications cable between Sweden and Estonia. The cable is 240 km in length and it has three landing points – Kärdla (Estonia), Tallinn (Estonia) and Stavsnäs (Sweden). It became operational in June 1995. [1] [2] EE-S1 is owned by the Swedish pension fund AP-fonderna through its ownership in Arelion.
Amitié is a private transatlantic communications cable that connects the United States , with the UK and France . It was announced in 2020 and went live in October 2023. [1] [2] In 2023, EXA Infrastructure added Amitié to its transatlantic subsea cable route network connecting USA and Europe. [3]
It was formed in 1958 to promote the protection of international telecommunications and power submarine cables against human and natural hazards. It provides a forum for the exchange of technical, legal, and environmental information about submarine cables and engages with stakeholders and governments globally to promote submarine cable protection.