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Submarine communications cables in the
Atlantic Ocean
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561:"Seacom 'no comment' on FibreCo 'acquisition' talks"
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642:"About SEACOM: Historical Timeline"
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559:Duncan McLeod (23 August 2018).
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847:Submarine communications cables
667:Frank Kisakye (6 August 2009).
1100:Svalbard Undersea Cable System
1050:Pacific Caribbean Cable System
614:Tech Central (4 August 2020).
193:Technology and cable structure
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768:Duncan McLeod (25 May 2012).
387:Industrial Promotion Services
372:eastern and Southern coasts.
319:than offshore, deeper cable.
293:multiprotocol label switching
83:Group Chief Executive Officer
45:Industrial Promotion Services
648:. Johannesburg, South Africa
595:. Johannesburg, South Africa
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1464:Telecommunications in India
770:"Seacom to double capacity"
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328:non-zero dispersion-shifted
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1095:Southern Caribbean Fiber
799:Mybroadband South Africa
640:Seacom (February 2022).
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61:20% Convergence Partners
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305:London, United Kingdom
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1318:Europe India Gateway
1120:VSNL Northern Europe
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434:cable landing points
354:cable landing points
1139:Legacy or abandoned
1125:VSNL Western Europe
915:Atlantic Crossing 1
536:WACS (cable system)
511:DARE (cable system)
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592:ITWeb South Africa
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335:optical amplifier
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1393:SEA-ME-WE 6
1388:SEA-ME-WE 5
1383:SEA-ME-WE 4
1378:SEA-ME-WE 3
1363:PEACE Cable
1293:BRICS Cable
1176:REMBRANDT-2
1171:REMBRANDT-1
1080:SEA-ME-WE 3
945:Columbus II
930:BRICS Cable
905:Americas II
805:14 February
779:14 February
753:14 February
746:Reuters.com
707:14 February
681:14 February
652:14 February
625:14 February
599:14 February
570:14 February
225:– Stranded
73:Key people:
1428:Categories
1065:SAT-3/WASC
955:Concerto 1
920:Atlantis-2
895:ANTILLAS I
646:Seacom.com
542:References
460:, Tanzania
346:amplifiers
291:(IP), and
155:2009-07-23
137:Technology
1105:Tangerine
875:AEConnect
441:Marseille
338:repeaters
274:Marseille
235:Aluminium
129:4.2
1278:Africa-1
1156:CANTAT-3
1151:CANTAT-2
1146:CANTAT-1
1025:Main One
990:GlobeNet
980:FARICE-1
975:EllaLink
526:Main One
500:See also
470:Mtunzini
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443:, France
414:terabits
340:, using
221:tape 3
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1255:in the
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1110:ULYSSES
1085:SHEFA-2
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865:2Africa
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383:Nedbank
376:Funding
362:Mombasa
344:-doped
229:wires4
163:Website
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37:Owners:
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1398:SEACOM
1211:WASACE
1166:Pangea
1115:UNISUR
1090:SMPR-1
1040:PAN AM
1020:MAYA-1
965:Dunant
960:Danice
910:Apollo
885:ALBA-1
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168:seacom
131:Tbit/s
120:Tbit/s
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51:Remgro
22:SEACOM
1413:TWA-1
1403:TEAMS
1368:Raman
1313:EASSy
1283:ASEAN
1273:AAE-1
1201:TCS-1
1196:SAT-2
1075:SAm-1
1030:Monet
1015:MAREA
985:GLO-1
940:Circe
925:BDSNi
890:AMX-1
516:EASSy
436:are:
227:steel
219:Mylar
1373:SAFE
1348:MENA
1343:LION
1303:DARE
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1070:SAex
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1055:SACS
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