South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) is an optical fibre submarine communications cable system that carries telecommunications between Singapore and France.[5]
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| Cable type | Submarine Fibre-optic |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | SEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4[1] |
| Construction beginning | 24 September 2014[2] |
| Construction finished | 15 December 2016[3] |
| Design capacity | 36.6 Tbit/s (12.2 Tbit/s per fiber pair)[4] |
| Landing points | Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Djibuti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Turkey, France |
| Area served | South East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe |
| Owner(s) | Consortium |
| Website | www |
The cable is approximately 20,000 kilometres long and provides broadband communications with a design capacity of 24 Tbit/s (over 3 fiber pairs) between South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Europe.[6]
The portion from France to Sri Lanka was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and the portion from Sri Lanka to Singapore by NEC.[7] Construction commenced on 6 June 2014 and completed in December 2016.[1][8][5] An official launch event was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 January 2017.[9]
The design capacity was upgraded from 24 Tbit/s to 36.6 Tbit/s in September 2019 using Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme 300G technology.[10]
Landing Points & Operators edit
| Location | Operator & Technical Partner |
|---|---|
| Toulon, France | Orange S.A.[11] |
| Catania, Italy | Telecom Italia Sparkle[12] |
| Marmaris, Turkey | Turk Telekom[13] |
| Abu Talat, Egypt
Zafarana, Egypt |
Telecom Egypt[14] |
| Yanbu, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Telecom Company[15] |
| Al Hudaydah, Yemen | TeleYemen[16] |
| Haramous CLS, Djibouti | Djibouti Telecom[17] |
| Qalhat, Oman | Ooredoo Oman[18] |
| Fujairah, UAE | du EITC[19] |
| Karachi, Pakistan | Transworld Associates[20] |
| Matara, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Telecom[21] |
| Ngwe Saung, Myanmar | Myanma Posts and Telecommunications[22] |
| Kuakata, Bangladesh | Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited[22] |
| Medan, Indonesia
Dumai, Indonesia |
Telkom Indonesia[23] |
| Malacca, Malaysia | Telekom Malaysia Berhad[24] |
| Tuas, Singapore | Singtel[25] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "SEA-ME-WE History". Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium Starts Project Construction". www.submarinenetworks.com.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable Project Completed". www.submarinenetworks.com.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 PROJECT FACT SHEET". www.seamewe5.com.
- ^ a b "Alcatel-Lucent starts construction of Sea-Me-We 5 undersea cable system linking Singapore and France". Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5". Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Alcatel-Lucent and NEC to Supply SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium Completes Matchless Subsea Cable System". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 Project Launch Celebration Event, A Tremendous Success". 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "SMW5 Cable System Upgrades with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Orange contributes to the Marseille Hub, the leading digital gateway to Europe and the Mediterranean - Hello Future Orange". Hello Future. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 consortium awards Sparkle with Network Administrator and Network Operations Center responsibilities | Sparkle". www.tisparkle.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 | Türk Telekom International". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Airtel and Telecom Egypt announce strategic partnership for global submarine cable systems". ir.te.eg. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 Subsea Cable Lands in Saudi Arabia". Offshore Energy. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "du joins consortium to build SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System, connecting Southeast Asia to Europe through the Middle East". datamena.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Network - Seamewe 5 - Djibouti Telecom". international.djiboutitelecom.dj. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Ooredoo to activate SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system". Oman Observer. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "du joins consortium to build SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System, connecting Southeast Asia to Europe through the Middle East". www.du.ae. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Attaa, Aamir (24 September 2016). "SEA-ME-WE-5 Lands at TWA Landing Station in Karachi". ProPakistani. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SLT opens SEA-ME-WE-5 Submarine Cable | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "SMW 5: Second cable for Bangladesh and Myanmar". LIRNEasia. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Telkom Inaugurates Submarine Cable Communication System South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 5". www.telkom.co.id. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system lands in Malaysia". NEC. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ kcl@rk (11 March 2016). "SEA-ME-WE 5 Undersea Cable Successfully Landed at Tuas". SubTel Forum. Retrieved 18 February 2024.