24.04.2014 Views

Almanac-Issue9

Almanac-Issue9

Almanac-Issue9

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Columbus III<br />

System Name:<br />

Columbus III<br />

Landing Points:<br />

Conil (Spain), Hollywood (USA), Lisbon (Portugal), Mazara (Italy), Ponta Delgada (Portugal)<br />

RFS Year: 1999<br />

Est. End of Service Date: 2024<br />

Est. System Cost (US$): $236,000,000<br />

Total Length (kms): 11,000<br />

Initial Capacity:<br />

40 Gb/s<br />

Design Capacity:<br />

160 Gb/s<br />

Fiber Information: 2 Fiber Pairs<br />

Owners:<br />

Columbus III Consortium<br />

System Supplier:<br />

Alcatel Submarine Networks, Pirelli, Tyco Telecommunications<br />

Cableship:<br />

Vercors, Skandi Hav<br />

Upgrader<br />

Xtera<br />

Upgrade Year 2012<br />

Upgraded Capacity 100 Gb/s<br />

95

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!