COLUMBUS II (cable system)
- COLUMBUS II (cable system)
COLUMBUS II is an optical transatlantic telephone cable. It is approx. 12300Km in length. It entered into commercial service in 1994.
It is in 3 segments has landing points in:
*Columbus II - A (1121Km) - 560 MB/s1. Cancún, Mexico
2. West Palm Beach, Florida
*Columbus II - B (2068Km) - 2500 MB/s2. West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
*Columbus II - C (9116Km) - 560 MB/s3. Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
5. Sardinia, Gran Canaria, Spain
6. Palermo, Sicily, Italy
References
* [http://www.iscpc.org/cabledb/Caribbean_Cable_db.htm ICPC Cable database]
* [http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/refs/cibles/atls/columbus2.htm Alcatel Website-Cable info]
* [http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/mx/commun.html Yahoo factbook]
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