(Updated 29 November
2000, IRIS) Scientific use: installed 1972, retired 1993: 22 years of Service
Sesimbra - Porto Novo, Madeira Island - 1,150km at 120 x 4kHz channels
Contacts: Dr. Fernando Santos and Dr. Agusta Flosadottir
Maintenance Authority: Marconi
Optican
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service, 1986
Candelaria ( Tenerife ) Altavista ( Gran Canaria ) 107 km at 4x140 Mb/s
Maintenance Authority: Telefónica.
Pencan 2 - Ext
(Entered 29 November
2000, IRIS) Scientific use
Gran Canaria to Tenerife
Contact: Dr. Pablo Sangrá
Maintenance Authority: Telefónica.
TAT-8
Transatlantic 8
(Updated 9 August 2000, Concert) In-Service: 1988
Tuckerton, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Penmarc'h, France -- Widemouth, England - 6,705km
at 280 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, HTC, ITT, MCI, RCA, Teleglobe Canada, WUI
PTAT-1
Private Transatlantic
Telecommunications System No.1
(Updated 8 August 2000, C&W) In-Service: 1989
Manasquan, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Devonshire, Bermuda -- Ballinspittle, Eire,
Ireland -- Brean, England - 7,552km at 420 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: C&W and Sprint/PSI
Pencan 4 C1
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1989
Conil,(Spain) B.U - 1345 km at 3x280Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
Pencan 4 C2
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1989
B:U Altavista, (Gran Canaria) Candelaria (Tenerife) - 84 km at 2x280Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
Pencan 4 C3
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1989
B.U Candelaria (Tenerife) Altavista, (Gran Canaria) - 41 km at 2x280Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
CARAC
Bermuda - Tortola 2 In-Service: 1990
Devonshire, Bermuda -- Brewers Bay, Chalwell, Tortola - 1,694km at 420 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Cable & Wireless
Transcan 2 S1
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1990
Agüimes (Gran Canaria) Morrojable (Fuerteventura) - 147 km at 5x140Gb/s
+ 1x2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
Transcan 2 S2
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1990
Pto Rosario (Fuerteventura) arrecife (Lanzarote) - 91 km at 6x140Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
UK-Spain 4
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1991
Goonhilly, UK - Rodilles, Spain - 835 km at (3+1) x 480 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica, British Telecom
EURAFRICA
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-Service: 1992
St. Hilaire, France -- Sesimbra, Portugal -- Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
-- Casablanca, Morocco - 3,100km at 2 x 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: France Telecom, Marconi, ONPT, Morocco
TAT-9
Transatlantic 9
(Updated 9 August 2000, Concert)
In-Service: 1992
Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Manahawkin, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Conil,
Cadiz, Spain -- Goonhilly Downs, England -- St. Hilaire-de-Riez, France - 8,358km
at 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, Teleglobe, France Telecom, Telefonica
TAT-10
Transatlantic 10
(Updated 9 August 2000, Concert)
In-Service: 1992
Green Hill, Rhode Island, U.S.A. -- Norden, Germany -- Terschelling, Netherlands,
Alkmaar, Netherlands - 7,354km at 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, Deutsche Telekom, Netherlands PTT
SAT-2
South Atlantic 2
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-Service: 1993
Melkbosstrand, South Africa -- El Medano, Tenerife Island, Spain -- Funchal,
Madeira Island, Portugal - 9,500km at 2 x 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telkom SA, Telefonica, Marconi
TAT-11
Transatlantic 11
(Updated 8 August 2000, C&W) In-Service: 1993
Manahawkin, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Oxwich Bay, England -- St. Hilaire-de-Riez,
France - 7,162km at 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, C&W, France Telecom
Pencan 5
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1993
Chipiona,(Spain) -- Sardina, (Gran Canaria) El Médano (Tenerife) -
1560 km at 4x560Gb/s + 2x2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
CANTAT 3
Canada Transatlantic 3 In-Service: 1994
Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland -- Tjornuvik,
Faroe Islands -- Redcar, United Kingdom -- Blaabjerg, Denmark -- Sylt, Germany
- 7,104km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Teleglobe Canada
COLUMBUS-II
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-Service: 1994
Palermo, Sicily, Italy -- Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal -- Sardina, Gran
Canary Island, Spain -- St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, USA -- West Palm Beach,
Florida, USA -- Cancun, Mexico - 12,300km at 3 x 560 Mb/s except for the segment
St. Thomas -- West Palm Beach which is 2 x 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, Telefonica, Marconi, Telecom Italy, Telmex
Tegopa
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1994
El Médano (Tenerife) San Sebastian(Gomera) Sta Cruz (La Palma) - 232
km at 1x622Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
CANUS 1
Canada - United States In-Service: October 1995
Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Manasquan, New Jersey, U.S.A. - 1360 km
at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Teleglobe Canada
Rioja S1
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service, 1995
Cazoña ( Spain ) Lands End ( UK ) 939 km at 2x2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica, Concert.
BUGIO
Portuguese Domestic
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi) In Service:July, 1996
unrepeatered system Carcavelos - Sesimbra (Portugal) - 73km at 2 x 2.5 Gb/s
, upgradable to 12 x 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi
TAT-12/13
TAT-12/13 Network
(Updated 9 August 2000, Concert)
In-Service: August 1996
Green Hill, Rhode Island, U.S.A. -- Lands End, England -- Penmarch, France --
Shirley, New York, U.S.A. - 6,321 km at 2 x 5Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, France Telecom
BUS-1
Bermuda - US 1
(Updated 6 September 2000, Tyco)
In-Service: Oct 1997
St.David's, Bermuda - Tuckerton, NJ, USA - 1352 km at 2.5 Gb/s -
Maintenance Authorities: TeleBermuda International, Tyco Telecommunications
(US) Inc.
Gemini
(Updated 18 August 2000, Gemini)
In-Service:February, 1998
Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A. -- Charlestown, RI, USA -- Oxwich Bay, UK -- Porthcurno,
UK - 12,600 km at 2 x 15 Gb/s SDH Ring
Maintenance Authority: Gemini Submarine Cable System Ltd
AC1
(Updated 25 September 2000, Global Marine) In-Service: May 1998
Brookhaven (UK)-Whitesands (UK)-Beverwyjk(Neth)-Sylt (Germ)-Brookhaven (US)
14,000km at 4 x 10 Gb/s
Maintenance Authority: Global Crossing
SAGRES
Portuguese Domestic
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi) In Service:July, 1998
unrepeatered system Sesimbra - Lagos (Portugal) - 320km at 2 x 2.5 Gb/s , upgradable
to 6 x 2.5 Gb/s Maintenance Authorities: Marconi
AZORES
Portuguese Domestic
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi) In Service:July, 1998
unrepeatered system linking 7 of the Azores islands (Portugal) - 1100km at 2
x 2.5 Gb/s , upgradable to 6 x 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi
Sesimbra-Lagos
Portuguese Domestic In Service:July, 1998
unrepeatered system between North and South Portugal - 300km - Maintenance Authorities:
Marconi
SEA-ME-WE-3
South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-Service: December 1998
Segment S9: Penmarc'h, France -- Sesimbra, Portugal - 1600 km at 2 x 20 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: France Telecom, Marconi
In-Service: December
1998
Segment S8: Sesimbra, Portugal -- Tetuan, Morocco -- Mazara, Italy -- Chania,
Greece -- Marmaris, Turkey -- Yeroskipos, Cyprus -- Alexandria, Egypt - 5,300km
at 2 x 20 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, ONPT Morocco, Telecom Italia, OTE, Turk Telecom,
CYTA, Egypt Telecom
Candalta
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1999
Candeleria, Tenerife -- Altavista, Gran Canaria - 110 km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
Pencan 6
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1999
El Médano Conil - 1880 km at 2 x 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
Transcan 3
(Updated 9 August 2000, Telefonica)
In-Service: 1999
Lanzarote Grand Canary 210 km at 3 x 622 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefónica
ATLANTIS-2
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-service: February 2000
Las Toninas, Argentina -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Fortaleza, Brazil -- Dakar,
Senegal -- Praia, Cape Verde Islands -- El Medano, Canary Islands, Spain --
Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal -- Conil, Spain -- Lisbon, Portugal: 13000
km at 2 x 20 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, Telefonica, Sonatel, Cabo Verde Telecom, Embratel,
Telefonica de Argentina
COLUMBUS III
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
In-service: February 2000
Holywood, Florida, USA -- Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal -- Lisbon,
Portugal -- Conil, Spain -- Mazara Del Vallo, Sicily, Italy - 9900 Km at 2 x
20 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Marconi Telefonica , Concert
MAC
(Entered 25 September 2000, Global Marine) In-service: June 2000
Brookhaven (US)-Hollywood, Florida (US)-St. Croix (USVI) 7,500km at 2 x 10 Gb/s
Maintenance Authority: Global Crossing
UK-Ireland
(Entered 25 September 2000, Global Marine) In-service: August 2000
Whitesands Bay (UK)-Ballygrangans (Eire)Ballinesker (Eire)-Crooklets (UK) 495
km at 2 x 40 Gb/s
Maintenance Authority: Global Crossing
PAC
(Entered 25 September 2000, Global Marine)
In-service: November 2000
Grover Beach (US)-Tijuana (Mexico)-Mazatlan (Mexico)-Fort Amadour (Panama)-Puerto
Viejo (Venezuela)-St. Croix (USVI) 9,500km at 2 x 10 Gb/s
Maintenance Authority: Global Crossing
Tyco Translantic
(Updated 6 March 2002, Tyco)
In-service: July 2001
Ring system with a maximum capacity of 2.56 Tb/s. Segment 1 Avon, New Jersey
USA - Brean, UK (6450km) Segment 2 Manasquan, New Jersey, USA - Saunton Sands,
UK (6485km)
Maintenance Authority: Tyco
PLANNED CABLES
Brazil Domestic Planned
Maintenance Authorities:
Yellow
(Entered 18 August 2000, Level 3)
Planned RFS September 2000
Bude, Crooklets Bay -- Brookhaven, USA, Capacity 320 Gb/s, Day 1
Maintenance Authority: Level 3
TAT-14
Segments K3, K2, K1N, L & G
(Updated 31 August 2000, Sprint) Under Construction: RFS October 2000
Manasquan, NJ USA -- Tuckerton, NJ USA --Bude, UK Total TAT-14 length 15,428
km at 16 x 10 Gb/s SDH.
Maintenance Authorities: Concert & Sprint
360 Atlantic
(Updated 9 August 2000) Planned: RFS 2000
Maintenance Authority: 360networks
NY-Bermuda - Brazil - Venezuela - Florida RFS est. year-end 2000
Maintenance Authorities:
SAT-3
South Atlantic 3
(Updated 13 September 2000, Telefonica)
Planned: RFS 2001
Melkbosstrand, South Africa -- Luanda, Angola -- Libreville, Gabon -- Douala,
Cameroon -- Lagos, Nigeria -- Cotonou, Benin -- Accra, Ghana -- Abidjan, Ivory
Coast -- Dakar, Senegal -- Alta Vista, Gran Canary Island -- Chipiona, Spain
-- Sesimbra, Portugal - 13000 Km at 2x10 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telkom SA, Marconi, Telefonica, Sonatel, Angola Telekom,
CIT, Ghana Telecom, Camtel, Nitel, OPT Gabon, OPT Benin
FA-1
FLAG Atlantic 1
(Entered 28 February 2001) Planned RFS: March 2001
London, Paris, New York - Dual multi-terabit cable system 14,500 km
Maintenance Authority: FLAG Telecom
Tyco Western Europe
(Entered 10 April 2001, Tyco)
Planned RFS: May 2002
Maximum capacity of 3.84 Tb/s. Seg C1 - Brean, UK to Seixal, Portugal (2265
km) Seg C2 - Saunton Sands, UK to Sopelana, Spain (1434 km)
Maintenance Authority: Tyco
OUT OF SERVICE CABLES
TAT-1
Transatlantic No. 1 Out-of-service: retired 1978, 1956: 22 years of Service
Oban, Scotland -- Clarenville, Newoundland, Canada -- Terrenceville, Newfoundland,
Canada -- Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada - 7,802km at 144 + 144 KHz for the
Transatlantic Portion and 240 + 240 KHz for the Terrestrial Portion
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, British Telecom, Teleglobe Canada
TAT-2
Transatlantic No. 2 Out-of-service: retired 1982, 1959: 23 years of Service
Penmarc'h, France -- Clarenville, Newoundland, Canada -- Sydney Mines, Nova
Scotia, Canada - 8,154km at 144 + 144 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, PTT France, Deutsche Bundespost
CANTAT-1
Canada Transatlantic No. 1 Out-of-service: retired 1986-1961: 24 years of Service
White Bay, Newfoundland, Canada -- Oban, Scotland - 3,839km at 240 + 240 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: British Post Office, Teleglobe Canada, C&W
TAT-3
Transatlantic No. 3 Out-of-service: retired 1986, 1963: 23 years of Service
Tuckerton, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Widemouth Bay, England - 6,515km at 414 + 414
KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, British Post Office
TAT-4
Transatlantic No. 4 Out-of-service: retired 1987, 1965: 22 years of Service
Tuckeron, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- St. Hilaire-de-Riez, France - 6,665km at 384
+ 384 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, FTCC, ITTWC, RCAGC, WUI
New Jersey - Bermuda Out-of-service: retired 1990, 1962: 28 years of Service
Manahawkin, New Jersey, U.S.A.-- Devonshire Bay, Bermuda - 1,389km at 240 +
240 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, C&W
CANTAT-2
Canada Transatlantic No. 2 Out-of-service: retired 1992, 1974: 18 years of service
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Widemouth, England - 5,195km at 5,704 + 5,704
KHz
Maintenance Authorities: British Post Office, Teleglobe Canada
PORTUGAL-UK
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi)
Out-of-service: retired 1992, 1969: 24 years of Service
Sesimbra, Portugal -- Goonhilly, UK - 1,745 km at 640 x 3kHz channels
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, C&W
SAT-1
South Atlantic 1
(Updated 29 August 2000, Marconi)
Out-of-Service: retired 1993, 1969: 24 years of Service
Melkbosstrand, South Africa - Sal, Cape Vert Island - St. Cruz, Tenerife Island,
Sesimbra, Portugal - 10,787 Km at 360 x 3kHz channels
Maintenance Authorities: Telkom SA, Marconi, Telefonica
TAT-5
Transatlantic No. 5 Out-of-service: retired 1993, 1970: 23 years of Service
Green Hill, Rhode Island, U.S.A. -- Conil, Spain - 6,410km at 2,160 + 2,160
KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, AACRPR, CDT, FTCC, ITTWC, RCAGC, Teleglobe
Canada, TRTT, WUI
TAT-6
Transatlantic No.6
(Updated 29 November 2000, IRIS) Out-of-service: retired 1994, 1976: 18 years
of Service
Green Hill, Rhode Island, U.S.A. -- St. Hilaire-de-Riez, France - 6,289km at
12,000 + 12,000 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, FTCC, TRTT, ITTWC, RCAGC, Teleglobe Canada,
WUI
TAT-7
Transatlantic No. 7
(Updated 8 August 2000) Out of service: retired 1994, 1983: 11 years of Service
Tuckerton, New Jersey, U.S.A. -- Lands End, England - 6,104km at 12,000 + 12,000
KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, ITTWC, RCAGC, WUI, FTCC, TRT, Teleglobe
Canada, British Telecom
COLUMBUS 1
(Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)
Out of service: retired 1997, 1977: 20 years of service
Agüimes, Canary Island (Spain) - Camurí, Venezuela -5,200 Km at
14 Mhz
Maintenance Authorities: CANTV
ATLAS
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi)
Out-of-service: retired 1999 , 1982: 18 years of Service
Burgau, Portugal -- Arzila, Morocco - 356km at 1260 x 4kHz channels
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, ONPT Morocco
TAGIDE
(Entered 29 August 2000, Marconi)
Out-of-service: retired 2000, 1979: 22 years of Service
Sesimbra, Portugal - Penmarch, França - 1,500km at 2580 x 4kHz channels
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, France Telecom
ATLANTIS
(Entered 29 August
2000, Marconi) Out-of-service: retired 2000, 1982: 19 years of Service
Burgau, Portugal -- Dakar, Senegal -- Recife, Brazil - 6,350km at 1380 x 4kHz
channels for Brazil - Senegal and 2580 x 4kHz channels for Senegal - Portugal
Maintenance Authorities: Marconi, Sonatel, Embratel