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5: Connections around the world
SYSTEM CAPACITY LANDING STATIONS
•SAT3-2 fibre pairs, design capacity 800Gbps.
•WASC- 4 fibre pairs, design capacity 14.5Tbps. SAT3/WASC
•SAFE-initial capacity 440Gbps.
•To date capacity over 2 fibre pairs 44 x 10Gb/s. 1. Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire.
2. Accra, Ghana.
3. Alta Vista, Canary Islands, Spain.
TECHNOLOGY 4. Cacuaco, Angola.
•Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) 5. Cotonou, Benin.
Technology allowing bit-rate up to 10Gbps. 6. Dakar, Senegal.
7. Douala, Cameroon.
SYSTEM COMMISSIONING AND UPGRADE 8. Lagos, Nigeria.
9. Libreville, Gabon.
•SAT3, SAFE 10. Melkbosstrand,South Africa.
•In service since 2002, upgraded 2014- Alcatel & 11. Sesimbra, Portugal.
estimate end of service 2027.
•WASC SAFE
•In service 2012, upgraded 2015 – Huawei
marine network, estimate end of service date 1. Baie Jacotet, Mauritius.
2037. 2. Cochin,India.
3. Melkbosstrand, South Africa.
4. Mtunzini, South Africa.
5. Penang, Malaysia.
6. Saint Paul, Rèunion.
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