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5: Connections around the world

SYSTEM COMMISSIONING AND
UPGRADE
• In service June 2001.

• Estimate end of service in 2026.

LANDING STATIONS
1. Island Park, New York, United States.
2. Northport, New York, United States.
3. Plerin, France.
4. Skewjack, United Kingdom.

OWNERSHIP
GLOBALCLOUD XCHANGE

CABLE LENGTH
The system has a length of 14,500 Kilometres
connecting United States, France and United
Kingdom.

SYSTEM CAPACITY
The cable consists of 6 fibre pairs with 40
wavelengths per fibre and 10Gbps per
wavelength using a 2 X 2.4 Tbps dual cable.
TECHNOLOGY
FA-1 is the world's first dual terabit/s transoceanic
cable system and offers direct protected SDH
city-to-city connectivity with unprecedented
speeds between London, Paris and New York.

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