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5: Connections around the world




                                                                              OWNERSHIP
                                                                              •TELEKOM MALAYSIA AND TELKOM
                                                                              INDONESIA

                                                                              •CABLE LENGTH
                                                                              •High powered optical transmission to
                                                                              allow repeaterless transmission over
                                                                              159km.

                                                                              •SYSTEM CAPACITY
                                                                              •Initial – 20Gb/s.
                                                                              •Design capacity 320Gb/s, equivalent to
                                                                              2048 STM-1 (3.9 million telephone
                                                                              channels).

                                                                              •TECHNOLOGY
                                                                              •Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
                                                                              (DWDM) Submarine Line Terminal
                                                                              Equipment.

                                                                              •SYSTEM COMMISSIONING AND
                                                                              UPGRADE
                                                                              • In service since Feb 2005.
                                                                              • Dumai Melaka Cable System is supplied
                                                                              by NEC – vendor.
                                                                              • Estimate end of service in 2030.




                                                                               1.  Melaka, Malaysia.
                                                                               2.  Dumai, Indonesia.
































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