Caribbean Cable Database Page

Caribbean Region

This page was last updated on 21 August 2008

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IN-SERVICE CABLES
Key West - Havana 5 (Updated 29 November 2000, IRIS)	Scientific use: retired 1989, 1950: 39 years of service Key West, Florida, U.S.A. -- Havana, Cuba - 459km at 96 KHz Contact: Dr. Agusta Flosadottir Maintenance Authorities: Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Florida - Bahamas Segment 1 (Updated 30 November 2000, IRIS)	Scientific use: retired 1999, 1972: 27 years of service West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama Island Contact: Dr. Agusta Flosadottir Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Bahamas Telecommunications Corp
Florida - Bahamas Segment 2 (Updated 30 November 2000, IRIS)	In Service: 1972 Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama Island -- Nassau, Bahamas .- 5,704 + 5,704 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Bahamas Telecommunications Corp
TAINO CARIB	In Service: 1992 Condado Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Isla Verde, Puerto Rico -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Brewers Bay, Tortola - 186km at 565Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Cable & Wireless, TLD
AMERICAS-1 NORTH	In Service: 1994 Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,102km at 2.5Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT & T
AMERICAS-1 SOUTH (Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)	In Service: 1994 Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. -- Macqueripe, Trinidad- Camuri, Venezuela -- Fortaleza, Brazil - 6014km at 560Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, TSTT - CANTV - EMBRATEL
COLUMBUS-2 A (Updated 30 August 2000, Marconi)	In Service: 1994 Cancun, Mexico -- West Palm Beach, Florida - 1,121km at 560Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, Telmex
COLUMBUS-2 B	In Service: 1994 West Palm Beach, Florida -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,068km at 2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T
COLUMBUS-2 C (Updated 27 April 2004, PT Comunicações)	In Service: 1994 Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Sardinia, Gran Canary, Spain -- Funchal, Madeira, Portugal -- Palermo, Sicily, Italy - 9,116km at 560Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT & T , Telefonica, PT Comunicações and Telecom Italia
UNISUR (Updated 6 December 2002, Embratel)	In-Service: 23 March 1995 Florianopolis, Brazil -- Las Toninas, Argentina -- Maldonado, Uruguay l- 1716 km at 560 Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: Embratel, Telecom Argentina, Telefonica de Argentina, Antel
ECFS The Eastern Caribbean Fibre System Updated 25 October 2005, FT)	In-Service: Sept 1995 Tortola, Anguilla, St Martin, St Kitts, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia, Barbados, St Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad Maintenance Authorities: TSTT, FT, C&WWI
Cayman - Jamaica	In Service: June 1997 870 km at 2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities:
Antillas 1 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	In-Service: June 1997 Santo Domingo, DR -- Punta Cana DR -- Miramar PR -- Isla Verde PR - 650 km at 2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T Puerto Rico, ULTRACOM
BAHAMAS-2 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	In-Service: June 1997 Vero Beach, Florida, USA -- Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahamas Is. -- Nassau, Bahamas - 470 km at 2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, Batelco
C-1 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	In Service: August 1997 Magens Bay, St. Thomas USVI -- Old Mill, St. Croix, USVI - 111 km at 24x2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T
Venezuela Domestic Festoon (Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)	In-Service 1998 Segment 2: Caimare Chico - Punto Fijo, 193Km Segment 4: Coro - Chichiriviche, 204 Km Segment 5: Chichiriviche - Puerto Cabello, 73Km Segment 6: Puerto Cabello - Camuri, 125Km Segment 7: Camurí - Higuerote, 121 Km Segment 8: Higuerote - Puerto la Cruz, 158 Km Segment 9: Puerto La Cruz - Cumaná, 76 Km Segment 10: Cumaná - Porlamar, 110 Km Segment 11. Porlamar - Carúpano, 77 Km 2,5 Gb/s in all segments, 14 mm diameter cable, 24 fibres Maintenance Authority: CANTV
Alonso de Ojeda (Updated 7 August 2000 - Antelecom)	In-Service: 1999 Willemstad,Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)- Oranjestad, Aruba – 128 km at 6 X 2.5 Gb/s (unrepeatered) Maintenance Authorities: Antelecom NV, Setar
Americo Vespucci (Updated 7 August 2000 - Antelecom)	In-Service: 1999 Willemstad,Curaçao-Kralendijk, Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) – 84 km at 6 X 2.5 Gb/s (unrepeatered) Maintenance Authority: Antelecom NV
PANAM (Updated 9 August 2000, AT&T)	In-Service: February 1999 Magens Bay, St. Thomas, USVI -- Old Mill, St. Croix, USVI -- Baby Beach, Aruba -- Punto Fijo, Venezuela -- Barranquilla, Colombia -- Colon, Panama - 2857 km at 2. 5 Gb/s (see Eastern Pacific AWG region for Pacific Landings) Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, C&W PANAMA, CANTV, SETAR
AMERICAS 2 (Updated 23 December 2000, CANTV)	In-Service: August 2000 Hollywood, USA; Saint Croix, USVI; Miramar, Puerto Rico;Lamentine, Matinique; Willemstad, Curacao; Camurí, Venezuela; Chaguaramas, Trinidad, Cayenne chaton, France Guyana; Fortaleza, Brazil - 8,161 Km SDH with WDM, 8 Lambda at 2,5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, FT, Antelecom N.V., CANTV, TSTT, GT&T, Embratel
MAYA-1 (Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	In-Service: October 2000 Hollywood, Florida, USA -- Cancun, Mexico -- Puerto Cortes, Honduras -- Half-Moon Bay, Grand Cayman -- Puerto Limon, Costa Rica -- Maria Chiquita, Panama -- Tolu, Columbia - 4,323 KM at 8 x 2.5Gb/s SDH Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, TELMEX, HONDUTEL
ARCOS-1 (AMERICAS REGION CARIBBEAN RING SYSTEM) (Updated 29 April 2002, CANTV)	Phase 1: In-Service: September 2001 Hollywood,USA; Nassau, Bahamas; Cat Island,Bahamas; Crooked Island,Bahamas; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; San Juan,Puerto Rico. Phase 2: In-Service: March 2002 Hollywood;USA; Cancun,Mexico; Cozumel,Mexico; Ladyville,Belize; Puerto Barrio, Guatemala; Puerto Cortes, Honduras; Trujillo, Honduras, Puerto Lempira, Honduras; Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua; Bluefields, Nicaragua; Puerto Limón; Costa Rica; María Chiquita, Panamá; Ustupo, Colombia; Cartagena, Colombia; Rio Hacha, Colombia; Punto Fijo, Venezuela; Willemstad, Curacao; San Juan, Puerto Rico. - 8,201 Km , SDH, with WDM on two repeatered segments, 15 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: AAC&R - AVANTEL - BATELCO - BELIZE TELECOM - C&W PANAMÁ - C&W TURKS AND CAICOS - CANTV - ANTELECOM - CODETEL - ISA - NWM - ULTRACOM.
SAm-1 (Updated 21 August 2008, Telefonica International Wholesale Services)	In-service: 2001 Festoon system of total length 24,624 km. Capacity: 10 G/bits. Boca Raton, Florida, United States - Isla Verde, Puerto Rico - Fortaleza, Brazil - Salvador, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Santos, Brazil - Las Toninas, Argentina - Valparaíso, Chile - Arica, Chile - Lurin, Peru - Mancora, Peru - Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - Puerto Barrios, Guatemala - Salinas, Ecuador - Barranquilla, Colombia Maintenance Authority: Telefonica
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OUT OF SERVICE CABLES	Return to Top
Key West - Havana 6 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out-of-service: retired 1989, 1950: 39 years of Service Key West, Florida, U.S.A. -- Havana, Cuba - 459km at 96 KHz Maintenance Authorities: Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Note - This was one of two uni-directional cables, it's mate was KW-HA5, noted above in the Scientific Section.
FLORICO Florida - Puerto Rico 1 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out-of-service: retired 1984, 1960: 24 years of Service West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- San Juan, Puerto Rico - 4,173km at 144 + 144 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, AAC&R Note - two uni-directional cables.
Florida - Jamaica	Out-of-service: retired 1992, 1963: 29 years of Service Florida City, Florida, U.S.A. -- Kingston, Jamaica - 1,545km at 384 + 384 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Jamaican International Telecommunications Ltd.
Canal Zone - Jamaica Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out-of-service: Retired 1998, 1963: 34 years of service Kingston, Jamaica - Fort Sherman, Panama - 1,150km at 384 + 384 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, ITT Central American Cables & Radio
Florida - St. Thomas 1	Out-of-service: retired 1989, 1964: 25 years of Service Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,184km at 384 + 384 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, ITT Communications Inc., Virgin Islands
St. Thomas - Venezuela 1	Out-of-service: retired 1987, 1966: 21 years of Service Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Maiquetia, Venezuela - 1,009km at 240 + 240 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV
Florida - St. Thomas 2	Out-of-service: retired 1993, 1968: years of Service Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,404km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Teleglobe Canada, CTNE, CODETEL, ITT Communications Inc., Virgin Islands, ITTWC, RCAGC, WUI, TRT
St. Thomas - Dominican Republic	Out-of-service: retired 1993, 1968: 25 years of Service Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 715km at 384 + 384 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Compania Dominicana de Telefones, C. por A.
St. Thomas - Brazil Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out-of-service: Retired 1997, 1980: 17 years of service Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Fortaleza, Brazil - 4,178km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, EMBRATEL
Florida - St. Thomas 3 Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out-of-service: Retired 1997, 1983: 14 years of service Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,074km at 12,000 + 12,000 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV, ITT Communications, Inc Virgin Islands, ITTWC, RCAGC, TRT, WU
St. Thomas - Venezuela 2 (Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)	Out-of-service: retired 1996: 16 years of service Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Camuri, Venezuela - 1,037km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV
US - Cuba 7 (Updated 29 October 2002, AT&T)	Out of Service: Retired 2001, 1988: 13 + years of service* West Palm Beach, Florida, USA – Cojimar, Cuba, 327 NM Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, CATT * This system was created by splicing together the original Florico-1 (S-N) cable shore end to recovered sections of TAT-3 and used the original TAT-3 terminal system and power feeding equipment.
FLORICO-2 Florida - Puerto Rico 2 (Updated 25 October 2005, AT&T)	Out-of-Service: Retired 12 January 2004, 1990: 14 years of service. West Palm Beach, Florida -- San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1,877km at 280 Mb/s Maintenance Authorities: AT & T
TCS-1 Transcaribbean System 1 (Updated 25 October 2005, AT&T)	Out-of-Service: Retired 9 January 2004, 1990: 14 years of service. San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Barnquilla, Columbia -- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Kingston, Jamaica - 2,593km at 140 Mb/s KHz Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, MCI, Sprint

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