Mediterranean, Red Sea and Black Sea Region
This page was last updated on 7 September 2010
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Note: Cables listed by In-Service date
| IN-SERVICE CABLES | |
|---|---|
Italy-Sardinia (ROMSAR) |
In service : 1988 |
| Penbal 3
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1989 Cabrera de Mar, Spain - Molina, Spain 297 Km at 3 x 280 Mb Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
Sardinia-Sicily ( SARSIC) |
In service : 1989 |
Genoa-Sardinia (SARGEN) |
In service : 1990 |
Genova – Pisa |
In Service: 1990 |
Lametia T. – Messina |
In Service: 1990 |
Messina – S. Agata |
In Service: 1990 |
S. Agata – Palermo |
In Service: 1990 |
Capri – Massalubrense |
In Service: 1990 |
Cetara – Majori |
In Service: 1990 |
Maiori – Vettica |
In Service: 1990 |
Piombino - Isola D’Elba |
In Service: 1990 |
Procida - Bacoli |
In Service: 1990 |
EMOS 1 |
In Service: 1990 |
| Almeria – Melilla
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1990 Almeria, Spain - Melilla, Spain 195 Km at 4x140 Mb + 1 x 2.5 Gbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
| Almeria - Roquetas
(Updated 5 November 2002, Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1990 Almeria, Spain -Roquetas, Spain 23 Km at 5 x 565 Mb Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
MAT 2 |
In Service: 1991 |
Corsica- Sardinia |
In Service: 1991 |
| Penbal 4
(Updated 5 November 2002, Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1991 Valencia, Spain - Ibiza, Spain – Mallorca, Spain - 317 Km at 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s + 2 x 622 Mb +2 x 140 Mb. Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
Praiano – Positano |
In Service: 1991 |
Procida Ischia - |
In Service: 1991 |
Vettica -Praiano |
In Service: 1991 |
Vietri –Cetara |
In Service: 1991 |
Pisa – Grosseto |
In Service: 1991 |
Grosseto – Civitavecchia |
In Service: 1991 |
Civitavecchia – Pomezia |
In Service: 1991 |
Pomezia – Formia |
In Service: 1991 |
Formia – Naples |
In Service: 1991 |
Naples – Salerno |
In Service: 1991 |
Salerno – Scalea |
In Service: 1991 |
Scalea – Lametia T. |
In Service: 1991 |
R.Calabria - Gazzi 1 |
In Service: 1991 |
R.Calabria - Gazzi 2 |
In Service: 1992 |
| Continent - Corsica 4
(CC4)
(Updated 3 September 2010, FT) |
In Service: 1992 |
| Continent - Corsica 5
(CC5)
(Updated 3 September 2010, FT) |
In Service: 1992 |
Catania – R.Calabria |
In Service: 1993 |
Catania – Locri |
In Service: 1993 |
Locri – Catanzaro |
In Service: 1993 |
R.Calabria - Gazzi 3 |
In Service: 1994 |
Italy – Tunisia |
In Service: 1994 |
Savona – Sardinia (GENSAR 2) |
In Service: 1994 |
Sardinia – Sicily ( SARSIC 2) |
In Service: 1994 |
COLUMBUS 2. Seg. C4 |
In Service: 1994 |
Italy- Croatia |
In Service: 1994 |
| Estepona – Tetuán
(Updated 5 November 2002, Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1994 Estepona, Spain -Tetuán, Morocco 113 Km at 6 x 622 Mb Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
| Aphrodite-2
(Updated 7 October 2010, OTE) |
In
Service: 1994 Chania, Greece -- Yeroskipos, Cyprus 863 Km - 2 fibre pairs Maintenance Authorities: OTE, CYTA. |
| CIOS (Cyprus - Israel
Optical System)
(Updated 25 August 2010, CYTA) |
In
Service: 1994 Agia Napa, Cyprus -- Naharyia, Israel 270 Km at 2 fibre pairs, STM-16 at 2.5Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: CYTA, Bezeq |
Italy – Monaco |
In Service: 1995 |
Italy - Malta |
In Service: 1995 |
| Mallorca – Menorca
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1995 Cala Millor, Spain – Mahón, Spain - 110 Km at 1 x 2.5 Gbit/s + 1x622 Mb. Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica. |
|
Calvi - St. Florent (Updated 25 October 2005, FT) |
In Service: 1995 Calvi -- St. Florent (France) Maintenance Authority: FT. |
| Penbal 5
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1995 Gavá, Spain – Ses Covetes, Spain - 309 Km at 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s + 2x622 Mb. Maintenance Authority: Telefonica. |
|
Ruppione - Propriano (Updated 25 October 2005, FT) |
In Service: 1995 Ruppione -- Propriano (France) Maintenance Authority: FT. |
|
Ariane-2 (Marseilles - Chania) (Updated 7October 2010, OTE) |
In Service: 1995 Marseilles, France - Chania, Greece, 2343 km - 2 fibre pairs Maintenance Authorities: FT, OTE. |
|
Cannes - Ile Rousse (CC4) (Updated 25 October 2005, FT) |
In Service: 1995 Cannes -- Ile Rousse (France), 4 x 155 Mbit/s Maintenance Authority: FT. |
|
UGARIT (Updated 25 August 2010, CYTA) |
In Service: 1995 Pentaskhinos, Cyprus -- Tartus, Syria - 245 km DWDM with multiple λ at 10 Gbit/s Maintenance Authority: CYTA (Cyprus), STE (Syria) |
|
CADMOS (Cyprus - Lebanon) (Updated 25 August 2010, CYTA) |
In Service: 1995 Pentaskhinos, Cyprus -- Ras-Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon -- Jdeideh, Beirut, Lebanon - 266 km 2 fibre pairs - DWDM with multiple λ at 10 Gbit/s Maintenance Authority: CYTA (Cyprus), LMoT (Lebanon) |
Italy - Greece (Corfu - Otranto) (Updated 7 October 2010 - OTE |
In Service: 1995 |
|
La Seyne - Ajaccio (CC5) (Updated 25 October 2005, FT) |
In Service: 1996 La Seyne -- Ajaccio (France), 4 x 155 Mbit/s Maintenance Authority: FT. |
Italy – Sardinia ( ROMSAR 2) |
In Service: 1996 |
ITUR |
In Service: 1996 |
|
Adria (Updated 7 October 2010, OTE) |
In Service: 1996 Corfu, Greece -- Durres, Albania -- Dubrovnik, Croatia - 492 Km - 4 fibre pairs. Maintenance Authorities: OTE, Albania Telecom, Hrvatska Telecom. |
| FLAG Europe
Asia (FEA) (Updated 26 August 2010 Reliance Globalcom) |
In-Service: January 1997 |
ALETAR (Updated 1 September 2010 - Telecom Egypt) |
In Service: April 1997 |
|
KAFOS (Karadeniz Fiber Optic System) (Updated 24 August 2010 - BT) |
In Service: June 1997 |
Barcelona - Savona (Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica) |
In
Service: 1997 |
Palermo - Roma |
In Service: 1998 |
Italy – Albania (Updated 24 August 2010 - Telecom Italia Sparkle) |
In Service: January 1998 |
Anacapri – Ischia |
In Service: 1998 |
Mazara – Pantelleria |
In Service: 1998 |
Milazzo – Vulcano |
In Service: 1998 |
Corfù – Bar (Updated 7 October 2010, OTE) |
In Service: 1998 |
Roma – Sardinia |
In Service: 1998 |
| Marsala – Favignana
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia) |
In Service: 1999 Marsala – Favignana - 16 Km at 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia |
| Marittimo –
Favignana
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia) |
In Service: 1999 Marittimo – Favignana - 25 Km at 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia |
LEV |
In Service: 1999 |
|
Red Sea |
In Service: 1999 |
|
Mediterranean Sea (Updated 27 April 2004, PT Comunicações) |
In Service: 1999 |
|
COLUMBUS III – Seg.
E1
(Updated 27 April 2004, PT Comunicações) |
In Service: Dec. 1999 Mazara, Italy – BU 1 – 1870 Km at 2 x 10 Gbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Telefonica, PT Comunicações, AT&T |
| Italy-Libya
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia) |
In Service: 2000 Mazara, Italy - Tripoli, Libya – 1170 Km at 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Post&Telecom Libya |
| BSFOCS
(Entered 7 October 2010 - OTE) |
In Service: 2000 Varna, Bulgaria -- Odessa, Ukraine -- Novorossisk, Russia – 11796 Km - 2 fibre pairs Maintenance Authorities: Bulgarian Telecom, Ukrtelecom, Westelecom |
|
Georgia - Russia
(Entered 24 August 2010, Rostelecom) |
In Service: December 2000 Novorossijsk, Russia -- Sochi, Russia -- Poti, Georgia. 425 Km 4 fibre pairs at 2.5 Gbit/s (STM-16) Maintenance Authorities: DanTelco (Denmark), Foptnet (Georgia), Rostelecom (Russia) |
| ALPAL-2
(Updated 30 April 2003 - Telefonica) |
In Service: 2002 Algiers - Majorca, 313km at 4 x 2.5 Gbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica, APT |
| Vodafone Malta - Sicily
Cable System (VMSCS) (Updated 9 July 2008 - Vodafone Malta Ltd) |
In Service:
July 2004 Balluta Bay, Malta - Catania, Sicily, 250 km at 6 x 10 Gbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Vodafone Malta Ltd |
| Corfu - Bari North (GWEN
North) (Updated 7 October 2010 - OTE) |
In Service:
2004 Corfu, Greece -- Bari, Italy, 320 km - 4 fibre pairs Maintenance Authorities: OTE |
| Corfu - Bari South (GWEN
South) (Updated 7 October 2010 - OTE) |
In Service:
2004 Corfu, Greece -- Bari, Italy, 327 km - 4 fibre pairs Maintenance Authorities: OTE |
| Med Cable
(Entered 30 March 2006, Taho Consultancy) |
In Service:
2005 Marseille, France - Annaba, Algeria - Algiers, Algeria - Total 1215km at 2 x 10 Gbit/s Maintenance Authority: Med Cable, UK (Orascom Telecom Group) |
|
SEA-ME-WE 4 – Seg. S2, S3, S4
(Updated 25 October 2005, FT) |
In Service: 2005 Marseilles, Annaba, Bizerte, Palermo, Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, Jeddah. 1.28 Tbit/s Maintenance Authorities: TSTC, TE, TIS TT, FT, MCIF, AT |
|
FLAG FALCON (Updated 26 August 2010, Reliance Globalcom) |
In-Service: 2006 - 2007 Al Seeb, Oman -- Chabahar, Iran -- Mumbai, India -- Khasab, Oman -- Dubai, UAE -- Doha, Qatar -- Manama, Bahrain -- Al Khubart, Saudi Arabia -- Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Bandar Abbas, Iran -- Al Seeb, Oman -- Suez, Egypt -- Al Ghaidah, Yemen -- Al Hudaydah, Yemen -- Port Sudan, Sudan -- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- Trivandrum, India -- Columbo, Sri Lanka -- Hulhumale, Maldives -- Malé, Maldives - 11,898 km Most segments 2 fibre pairs. Two segments 4 fibre pairs. Maintenance Authority: Reliance Globalcom |
|
SEACOM (Entered 25 August 2010, SEACOM) |
In Service:
23 July 2009 Mtunzini, South Africa -- Maputo, Mozambique -- Dar Es Salam, Tanzania -- Mombasa, Kenya -- Mumbai, India -- Djibouti,-- Zafarana, Egypt - Total 15,000 km. 1 - 4 fibre pairs. 640 Gb/s and 1.28 Tb/s. Maintenance Authority: SEACOM Ltd |
| Hannibal (Entered 7 September 2010, GMSL) |
In Service:
December 2009 Kelibia, Tunisia -- Mazarade Vallo, Italy - Total 180 km. Initially 40 Gb/s, upgradable to 3.2 Tb/s. Maintenance Authorities: Tunisie Télécom, Interoute. |
| PLANNED CABLES | NONE LISTED |
| Telecom Egypt North (TE
North)
(Entered 1 September 2010, Telecom Egypt) |
Planned
In-service:
November 2010 Alexandria, Egypt -- Marseille, France (8 fibre pairs) - Pentaskhinos, Cyprus (2 fibre pairs) - Total 3,634 km at 10 Tbit/s (potentially 25 Tbit/s). Maintenance Authority: Telecom Egypt |
|
India - Middle East - Western Europe (IMEWE) (Updated Tata, 26 August 2010 ) |
Planned In-Service:
2010 Mumbai (1), India -- Mumbai (2) India -- Karachi, Pakistan -- Fujairah, UAE -- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- Suez, Egypt -- Alexandria, Egypt -- Tripoli, Lebanon -- Catania, Italy -- Marseilles, France - 11,500 km - 3 fibre pairs at 3.84 Tb/s (Design Capacity). Maintenance Authorities: Tata Communications, Bharti Airtel, Etisalat, FT, STC, PTCL, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Ogero Telecom. |
|
FLAG HAWK
(Updated 26 August 2010 Reliance Globalcom) |
Planned
In-Service: TBA |
| OUT OF SERVICE CABLES | Return to Top |
FRANCE - ALGERIA |
In
Service: 1957 -
Out of service: 1994 MARSEILLE, ALGER 840 km Maintenance Authorities: PTT ALGERIA, FRANCE TELECOM |
FRANCE - TUNISIE 1 |
In
Service: 1958 -
Out of service: 1993 MARSEILLE, BIZERTE 1598 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, TUNITEL |
ITALY - SARDINA 1 |
In
Service: 1958 -
Out of service: 1993 CIVITAVECCHIA, GOLFO ARANCI 450 km Maintenance Authorities: IRITEL |
Continent - Corse 1 |
In
Service: 1966 -
Out of service: 1993 CANNES, ILE ROUSSE 358 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM |
FRANCE - MAROC 1 |
In
Service: 1967
Out of service: 1993 CANET, TETOUAN 2600 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, MARTELCA |
MARTEL |
In
Service: 1968 -
Out of service: 1993 MARSEILLE, TEL AVIV 6330 km Maintenance Authorities: INTELCO |
BA - PI |
In
Service: 1969 -
Out of service: 1995 BARCELONA, PISA 798 km Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA |
PENBAL 1 |
In
Service: 1971 -
Out of service: 1994 BARCELONA, PALMA 340 km Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA |
FRANCE - GREECE |
In
Service: 1974 -
Out of service: 1997 MARSEILLE, HERAKLION 2560 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, OTE |
ROMA - SARDINIA |
In
Service: 1974 -
Out of service: 1998 ROMA, CAGLIARI 537 km Maintenance Authorities: TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA |
APHRODITE 1 |
In
Service: 1974 -
Out of service: 1998 HERAKLION, LARNAKA 963 km Maintenance Authorities: OTE, CYTA |
BA - RO |
In
Service: 1974 -
Out of service: 1998 BARCELLONA, ROMA 945 km Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA |
ANNIBAL |
In
Service: 1975 -
Out of service: 1998 CANET, BIZERTE 941 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA |
ADONIS |
In
Service: 1975 -
Out of service: 1998 LARNAKA, BEYROUTH 217 km Maintenance Authorities: CYTA, PTT LEBANON |
CORSE 11 |
In
Service: 1976 -
Out of service: 1993 CALVI, ILE ROUSSE 40 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM |
Continent - Corse 2 |
In
Service: 1977 -
Out of service: 1995 LA SEYNE, BASTIA 313 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM |
BAR - GEN |
In
Service: 1980 -
Out of service: 1996 CABRER DE MAR, GENOVA 722 km Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA |
SARDINIA - SICILY |
In
Service: 1982 -
Out of service: 1998 CAGLIARI, PALERMO 434 km Maintenance Authorities: TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA |
|
SEA-ME-WE
South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe (Information updated 28 July 2000) |
In-Service:
Jun 1986, Out of service: Jun 1999. Years
of Service: 13
|
Continent - Corse 3 |
In
Service: 1987 -
Out of service: 1998 MARSEILLE, AJACCIO 383 km Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM |
|
BARMAR (Barcelona - Marsella) (Updated 26 October 2005, Telefonica) |
In Service: 1993 - Out of service: 2004 Cabrera de Mar, Spain - Marsella, France -386 Km at 2 x 560 Mbit/s Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica, France Telecom |
SEA-ME-WE 2 (Updated 12 July 2007, FT) |
In-Service: 1994,
Out-of-Service: October 2006, Years of Service: 12 |