Atlantica-1 (cable system)

Infobox Submarine communications cable
cable_name = Atlantica-1

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owners = Brasil Telecom
landing_points =

1.	flagicon|USA Tuckerton, New Jersey
2.	flagicon|USA Boca Raton, Florida
3.	flagicon|Bermuda St David's, Bermuda
4.	flagicon|Venezuela Punta Gorda, Venezuela
5.	flagicon|Brazil Fortaleza, Brazil
6.	flagicon|Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

technology = Fiber optics
design_capacity =
current_capacity =
length = 22,500 km
topology =
first_use_date = 2001

Atlantica-1 (also known as "GlobeNet" and "360americas") is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA, Bermuda, Venezuela, and Brazil. It has a design capacity of 1.28 Tbit/s carried over four fibre pairs; or 640 Gbit/s of fully restorable capacity. Initial restorable capacity was 20 Gbit/s. The cable was initially laid and named by GlobeNet. GlobeNet was subsequently acquired by 360networks who renamed the cable system to "360americas". 360networks has undergone Chapter 11 bankruptcy and severe restructuring. Brasil Telecom bought the cable system in 2003.

The cable system has landing points in:
#Tuckerton, New Jersey, USA
#Boca Raton, Florida, USA
#St David's, Bermuda
#Punta Gorda, Venezuela
#Fortaleza, Brazil
#Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Note that the segment between Bermuda and New Jersey is built from a previously laid cable system, BUS-1.

ources

* [http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/refs/cibles/atls/atlantica1.htm Alcatel Cable Profiles - Atlantica-1]
* cite web | title=FCC Cable Landing License | url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/da992778.txt
accessdate=January 16 | accessyear=2007
* cite web | title=Brasil Telecom S.A. Material Fact "Aquisição dos Ativos de Globenet" 12 June 2003| url=http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/static/inst_ri_participacoes_us/file/FR_BTM%20BRP%20Globenet%2012.06.03%20E.pdf
accessdate=January 16 | accessyear=2007