Columbus III
COLUMBUS III is a 9900 km transatlantic telecommunications cable. It has 90 repeaters. In service since 1999, it is owned by over 30 carriers.
After a 2009 upgrade, the capacity of the system between the United States and Portugal was increased to 160 Gbit/s initially. The upgraded system can accommodate up to 320 Gbit/s with potential to grow further.[1][2][3]
It has landing points in:
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Conil, Spain
- Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
References
- ^ http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2009/10/columbus-iii-and-xtera-communications-sign-contract-to-upgrade-subsea-cable-network-67393187.html
- ^ http://www.xtera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2009_10_27-Columbus-III-Consortium-and-Xtera-Sign-Contract-to-Upgrade-Transatlantic-Submarine-Cable-Network-Xtera-Press-Release.pdf
- ^ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/columbus-iii-consortium-xtera-communications-sign-contract-upgrade-transatlantic-submarine-1170652.htm
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