Telegeographys comprehensive and regularly updated interactive map of the worlds major submarine cable systems and landing stations. The best way to answer this is to visit telegeographys submarine cable map. Submarine cable route maps history of the atlantic cable. Submarine cable map shows all underwater cables and who owns them. And it might be a printed piece for your office wall or an interactive depiction to add to your website. Changes to submarine cable capacity on major global routes from 1996 2015. There is an application fee for initial licenses scllic, substantive assignments and transfers of control of a license sclasg and scltc, and requests for special temporary authority sclsta. Start your own adventure with our 2017 submarine cable map and discover.
This new edition depicts 420 cable systems and 1,106 landing stations that are currently active, under construction, or expected to be fullyfunded by the end of 2021. Now, in 20, the submarine cable network is as strong and comprehensive as ever, but there is still more room for it to grow. Quintillion subsea project supplemental application information. Telegeographys free interactive submarine cable map is based on our authoritative global bandwidth research, and depicts active and planned submarine cable systems and their landing stations. Submarine cable outage causes slow internet speeds in pakistan. After maintaining the map for years, it has become difficult for me to find time to continue the work.
Click on the above link to view all global communication submarine cables. Jan 29, 2014 telegeography, a telecom data company, has released the 2014 version of its submarine cable map. Cables face risk at sea, on land, and in cyberspace. To consume bandwidth, cable providers and customers connect to the landing station from another data center across one or multiple hops of terrestrial bandwidth. As many as 107 new submarine cables totaling over 400,000 kilometers.
Submarine cable systems below is a link to an interactive submarine cable map that depicts us domestic and international active subsea cable systems and their landing stations. Com the longest submarine cables seamewe3 southern cross chinaus flag europeasia south america1 39,000 km 30,500 km 30,476 km 28,000 km 25,000 km tarsoaked nylon yarn taiwan, 2006 site of the previous biggest cable disaster, when underocean. However, according to a telegeography report pdf, many cables under. Submarine cables play a critical role in global interconnected networks. This reference tool gives details on cable systems including a system map, landing points, system capacity, length, rfs year and other valuable. Telegeographys submarine cable map has been updated for 2019. May 03, 2017 the 2017 edition of the submarine cable map is designed in the indiana jones style with a collection of artifacts, handdrawn sketches and it looks great. Unepwcmcicpc cable report 2009 5 as outlined in this report, the weight of evidence shows the environmental impact of fibreoptic cables is neutral to minor. On 7 january 2015, the apcn2 cable failure between singapore and asia pacific. Quintillion subsea project supplemental application.
Pdf map of apcn 2 conclusion of apcn 2 construction and maintenance agreement asiapacific cable network 2 has serious cable fault. Submarine cable map is one of the best maps of 2015. This might be your network, region of interest, or key submarine cables. The map shows 285 cable systems current in existence or due online by 2015 around the world.
As of early collaborative blogging around news technology landing stations, submarine cable map, submarine cable routes, submarine cable systems, telegeography. Xlpe submarine cable systems attachment to xlpe land cable. Selecting a cable on the map projection or from the submarine cable list provides access to the cables profile, including the cables name, readyforservice rfs date, length, owners, website. The latest edition depicts 299 cable systems that are currently active, under construction, or expected to be fullyfunded by the end of 2015. Submarine cables and the unclos 2016 abnj regional leaders program new york, ny 25 march 2016 douglas r. Fiber optic cable crosses the worlds ocean floors, serving as the backbone of the internet. Federal communications commission fcc 15119 2 connectivity between the united states and the rest of the world. Taking subsea cable systems to the heart of interconnection. Submarine cable map telegeographys submarine cable map has been updated for 2015. In the traditional subsea system architecture, the cable emerges from the sea and terminates in a classic, purposebuilt cable landing station. Currently, there are 15 subsea cables 17 if seacom and mena are considered seperate cables landing in 15 cable landing stations in 5 cities across india, in mumbai, chennai, cochin, tuticorin and trivandrum. This map shows the construction of every submarine internet cable. Fortuantely, there is a team who is keen to take the project further and improve on it. Notice of proposed rulemaking proposing a new system for submarine cable outage reporting.
The map seen below not only shows all of the cables installed since. Interactive internet cable system map, cable landing stations, owners, routes, news, research and market analysis. The work is done in two stages, with the ship moving slowly and dumping the cable on the seabed and connected to an robotic installer digging a shallow grave on the ocean floor and burying the cable at the same speed. Multiple incidents of accidental damage have proven that cable outages hinder the ability of governments to communicate effectively with each other and cause economic distress. Our cartographers can design a map that showcases the data points that matter to you. Today is another one of those days when internet speeds in pakistan have slowed down due to a submarine cable outage, according to our isp sources. Also issues such as protection measures and maintenance aspects are dealt with. Telegeography is a telecom firm telegeography has recently released the updated version 2014 of submarine cable map. Asia pacific telecom global internet latin america telecom middle east telecom telegeography. Were constantly updating this free resource to illustrate the worlds active and planned cables. Feb 04, 2016 submarine cable map telegeographys submarine cable map has been updated for 2015. Telegeographys submarine cable map has been updated for 2018. The latest edition, sponsored by pccw global, depicts 321 cable systems that are currently active, under construction, or expected to be fullyfunded by the end of 2016.
As you will see on the map, nearly all countries that have a coastline are connected to a submarine cable. Find everything about fiber optic submarine cables, cable routes, landing stations and related news and documents. The latest version of map shows 285 cable systems current in active state or due to enter service by 2015 around the world. Dec 29, 2015 today is another one of those days when internet speeds in pakistan have slowed down due to a submarine cable outage, according to our isp sources. The 2017 edition of the submarine cable map by telegeography. Special attention is given to the installation of hvdc submarine cables. For signal degradation, the cable needs to be installed perfectly straight, which demands a particularly precise navigation. Submarine telecoms forum is the submarine cable industrys first electronic, dedicated magazine, daily news feed, and streaming video, and the platform for discourse on submarine telecom cable and network operations. Federal communications commission fcc 15119 improving outage. Improving outage reporting for submarine cables and enhancing.
It depicts 366 cable systems and 1,006 landing stations that are currently active, under construction, or expected to be fullyfunded by the end of 2020. Submarine cables and the unclos global ocean forum. This map shows the explosive growth of underwater cables that power. Submarine cables and the area beyond national jurisdiction. With a renowned swedish quality and competence, we know how to deliver submarine cable systems designed to withstand the toughest conditions. We are not aware of it but 99% of all international data is transmitted via this under. Submarine cable landing licenses federal communications. Undated, but post1935 courtesy of anita fuller, whose father, colin hugh thomas, worked for cable and wireless for almost forty years. The first submarine communications cables laid beginning in the 1850s carried telegraphy traffic, establishing the first instant telecommunications links between continents, such as. Improving outage reporting for submarine cables federal. Apcn 2 or asiapacific cable network 2 is a submarine telecommunications cable linking. Telegeographys 2016 submarine cable map is now available.
The map depicts active and planned submarine cable systems, their landing stations, cable length, ready for service rfs date, owners, and website. A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between landbased stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. Submarine cable systems originating from the former ericsson cables operations, hexatronic has extensive experience within submarine cable manufacturing and installation. The following information summarizes the steps for filing a cable landing license application, including paying any applicable fee.
Countries with the largest number of submarine cable connections, giving them higher resiliency. Telegeographys submarine cable map is based on our authoritative global bandwidth research. I literally sent this 2015 version over the weekend to be printed for my wall in new home office. We looked it up and the base mentioned they used tmobile 4g, so i wonder what this 1 cable down to gitmo from flordia does. Its also funny jamaica piggy backs from south america to cuba to tthere. Technologies and materials used to produce hvdc submarine cables are presented. Xlpe submarine cable systems attachment to xlpe land cable systems user. Visitors to the this site who may require more detailed submarine telecom cable charting information are requested to submit any requests for. Burnett international cable law advisor international cable protection committee partner, transportation, shipping, and logistics practice group, squire patton boggs us llp. Comprehensive interactive map of the worlds major operating and planned submarine cable systems and landing stations, updated frequently. Selecting a cable on the map projection or from the submarine cable list provides access to the cable s profile, including the cable s name, readyforservice rfs date, length, owners, website. Nasca member submarine cable system maps nasca member submarine telecom cable system routes plotted on noaa or equivalent charts can be viewed by selecting the specific region of interest to a specific chart, and then downloaded in pdf format.
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