ULYSSES (cable system)

ULYSSES (cable system)

"ULYSSES" is a submarine communications cable network comprising of two sections; ULYSSES-1 and ULYSSES-2 that transit the English Channel and the North Sea, respectively. It carries telecommunications and internet signals to-and-from the UK to continental Europe. It began service in 1997 and is owned by WorldCom International, BT, France Telecom and KPN.

Network

"ULYSSES-1" has landing points in:
1. St Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom
2. Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France

"ULYSSES-2" has landing points in:
3. Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
4. Near IJmuiden, North Holland, the Netherlands

The route then continues inland into mainland Europe and joins the two cables together at:
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. Düsseldorf, Germany
7. Frankfurt, Germany
8. Saarbrücken, Germany
9. Brussels, Belgium
10. Reims, France
11. Fresnes-lès-Montauban, France
12. Paris, France

And from the two UK landing points the cable connects together at:
13. London, UK

References

* [http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/refs/cibles/nse/ulysses.htm Alcatel info-Ulysses]
* [http://www.kisca.org.uk/Web_NSeaSouth.pdf North Sea(South)-Kingfisher Cable Chart]
* [http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm Atlantic cable info]


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