Mediterranean & Red Sea Region

IN-SERVICE CABLES
Italy-Sardinia (ROMSAR)
In service : 1988
Pomezia-Golfo Aranci (Italy) – 267 Km at 3x280 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Penbal 3
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1989
Cabrera de Mar, Spain - Molina, Spain 297 Km at 3x280 Mb
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Sardinia-Sicily ( SARSIC)
In service : 1989
Golfo Aranci-Palermo (Italy) – 508 Km at 3x280 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Genoa-Sardinia (SARGEN)
In service : 1990
Golfo Aranci-Genova (Italy) – 440 Km at 3x280 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Genova – Pisa
In Service: 1990
Genova – Pisa - 143 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Lametia T. – Messina
In Service: 1990
Lametia T. – Messina - 108 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Messina – S. Agata
In Service: 1990
Messina – S. Agata - 112 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

S. Agata – Palermo
In Service: 1990
S. Agata – Palermo - 116 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Capri – Massalubrense
In Service: 1990
Capri – Massalubrense - 15 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Cetara – Majori
In Service: 1990
Cetara – Majori - 16 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Maiori – Vettica
In Service: 1990
Majori -Vettica - 16 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Piombino - Isola D’Elba
In Service: 1990
Piombino – Isola D’Elba - 11 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Procida - Bacoli
In Service: 1990
Procida - Bacoli - 10 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

EMOS 1
In Service: 1990
Palermo, Italy – Lechaina, Greeece – Marmaris, Turkey – Tel Aviv , Israel
2880 Km at 1X 280 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, OTE, Turk Telekom, Bezeq

Almeria – Melilla
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1990
Almeria, Spain - Melilla, Spain 195 Km at 4x140 Mb + 1x2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Almeria - Roquetas
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1990
Almeria, Spain -Roquetas, Spain 23 Km at 5x140 Mb
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
MAT 2
In Service: 1991
Palermo, Italy – Ses Covetes, Palma (Spain) – Estepona, Malaga ( Spain)
1995 Km at 1x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenace Authorities: Telecom Italia, Telefonica

Corsica- Sardinia
In Service: 1991
Ajaccio, France – G. Aranci, Italy - 168 Km at 3x 565 Mbit/s + 2 x 622 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, France Telecom

Penbal 4
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1991
Valencia, Spain - Ibiza, Spain – Mallorca, Spain - 302 Km at 2x2.5 Gbit/s + 2x622 Mb +2x140 Mb.
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Praiano – Positano
In Service: 1991
Praiano – Positano - 14 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Procida Ischia -
In Service: 1991
Procida - Ischia - 12 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Vettica -Praiano
In Service: 1991
Vettica – Praiano - 12 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Vietri –Cetara
In Service: 1991
Vietri - Cetara - 8 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Pisa – Grosseto
In Service: 1991
Pisa - Grosseto 149 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Grosseto – Civitavecchia
In Service: 1991
Grosseto – Civitavecchia - 129 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Civitavecchia – Pomezia
In Service: 1991
Civitavecchia – Pomezia - 125 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Pomezia – Formia
In Service: 1991
Pomezia –Formia - 142 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Formia – Naples
In Service: 1991
Formia – Naples - 62 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Naples – Salerno
In Service: 1991
Naples – Salerno - 140 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Salerno – Scalea
In Service: 1991
Salerno – Scalea - 163 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Scalea – Lametia T.
In Service: 1991
Scalea – Lametia T. - 131 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

R.Calabria - Gazzi 1
In Service: 1991
Genova – Pisa - 13 Km at 3x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

R.Calabria - Gazzi 2
In Service: 1992
Genova – Pisa - 13 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Catania – R.Calabria
In Service: 1993
Catania – R. Calabria - 108 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Catania – Locri
In Service: 1993
Catania – Locri - 170 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Locri – Catanzaro
In Service: 1993
Locri – Catanzaro - 127 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

R.Calabria - Gazzi 3
In Service: 1994
Genova – Pisa - 13 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Italy – Tunisia
In Service: 1994
Trapani, Italy - Kelibia, Tunisia - 209 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Tunisie Telecom

SEA-ME-WE 2
In Service: 1994
Djibouti, Djibouti, - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Suez, Egypt - Alessandria, Egypt – Marmaris, Turkey – Pentashkinos, Cyprus - Palermo, Italy - Bizerte, Tunisie - Algiers, Algeria - Marseille, France - 3500 Km at 1X 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: STID, MOPTT, Telecom Egypt, Cyta, Turk Telekom, Telecom Italia, Tunisie Telecom, PTT Algeria, France Telecom

Savona – Sardinia (GENSAR 2)
In Service: 1994
Savona – Sassari - 463 Km at 3x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Sardinia – Sicily ( SARSIC 2)
In Service: 1994
Cagliari – Palermo - 440 Km at 3x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

COLUMBUS 2. Seg. C4
In Service: 1994
Palermo, Italy – 3015 Km at 1x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia,

Italy- Croatia
In Service: 1994
Mestre, Italy - Umag, Croatia - 230 Km at 1x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, HPT

Estepona – Tetuán
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1994
Estepona, Spain -Tetuán, Morocco 113 Km at 4x140 Mb
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Italy – Monaco
In Service: 1995
Savona, Italy - Montecarlo, Monaco - 157 Km at 1x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Monaco Telecom

Italy - Malta
In Service: 1995
Catania, Italy - Malta, Malta - 234 Km at 1x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Maltacom

Mallorca – Menorca
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1995
Cala Millor, Spain – Mahón, Spain - 110 Km at 1x2.5 Gbit/s + 1x622 Mb.
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Penbal 5
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1995
Gavá, Spain – Ses Covetes, Spain - 309 Km at 2x2.5 Gbit/s + 2x622 Mb.
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica.
Italy – Sardinia ( ROMSAR 2)
In Service: 1996
Civitavecchia – Sassari - 380 Km at 6x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

ITUR
In Service: 1996
Palermo, Italy – Istambul, Turkey – Novorossijsk , Russia, – Odessa , Ukraine
3500 Km at 1X 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Turk Telekom, Rostelecom,Ukrtec

Italy- Greece
In Service: 1997
Otranto, Italy - Corfù, Greece - 163 Km at 3x 565 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, OTE

Barcelona - Marsella
(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1997
Cabrera de Mar, Spain - Marsella, France -386 Km at 2x 560 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telefonica, France Telecom
Barcelona - Savona

(Updated 9 August 2000 - Telefonica)
In Service: 1997
Cabrera de Mar, Spain – Savona, Italy - 760 Km at 2x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Telefonica

Palermo - Roma
In Service: 1998
Palermo – Pomezia - 445 Km at 2x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Italy – Albania
In Service: 1998
Bari, Italy - Durres, Albania - 240 Km at (1+1) 622 Mbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Albanian Telecom

Anacapri – Ischia
In Service: 1998
Anacapri – Ischia - 34 Km at 2x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Mazara – Pantelleria
In Service: 1998
Mazara – Pantelleria - 108 Km at 2x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Milazzo – Vulcano
In Service: 1998
Milazzo – Vulcano - 37 Km at 2x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Roma – Sardinia
In Service: 1998
Torvaianica - Golfo Aranci, - 300 Km at 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia

Marsala – Favignana
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia)
In Service: 1999
Marsala – Favignana - 16 Km at 3x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia
Marittimo – Favignana
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia)
In Service: 1999
Marittimo – Favignana - 25 Km at 3x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: Telecom Italia
LEV
In Service: 1999
Mazara, Italy - Yeroskipos, Cyprus - Tel Aviv, Israel - 2620 Km at 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authority: MED 1

SEA-ME-WE 3

Red Sea
In Service: 1999
Djibouti, Djibouti - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Suez, Egypt - 2700 Km at 2 x 10 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: STID, MOPTT, Egypt Telecom

SEA-ME-WE 3

Mediterranean Sea
In Service: 1999
Alessandria, Egypt - Marmaris, Turkey - Yeroskipos, Cyprus - Chaina, Greece - Mazara, Italy - Tetuan, Morocco - Sesimbra, Portugal - 5300 Km at 2 x 10 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Egypt Telecom, Turk Telekom, CYTA, OTE, Telecom Italia, Etisalat, Marconi

Corfù – Bar
In Service: 1999
Corfù, Greece - Bar, Montenegro - 350 Km at 1 x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: OTE, P.T.T. Montenegro

COLUMBUS III – Seg. E1
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia)
In Service: Dec. 1999
Mazara, Italy – BU 1 – 1870 Km at 2 x 10 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Marconi, Concert
Italy-Libya
(Entered 6 September 2000 - Telecom Italia)
In Service: 2000
Mazara, Italy - Tripoli, Libya – 1170 Km at 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s
Maintenance Authorities: Telecom Italia, Post&Telecom Libya
PLANNED CABLES
ALPAL-2
(Entered 28 February 2001)
Planned: 2002
Algiers - Majorca, 312km
Maintenance Authorities: ??
OUT OF SERVICE CABLES
FRANCE - ALGERIA
In Service: 1957 - Out of service: 1994
MARSEILLE, ALGER 840 km
Maintenance Authorities: PTT ALGERIA, FRANCE TELECOM
FRANCE - TUNISIE 1
In Service: 1958 - Out of service: 1993
MARSEILLE, BIZERTE 1598 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, TUNITEL
ITALY - SARDINA 1
In Service: 1958 - Out of service: 1993
CIVITAVECCHIA, GOLFO ARANCI 450 km
Maintenance Authorities: IRITEL
Continent - Corse 1
In Service: 1966 - Out of service: 1993
CANNES, ILE ROUSSE 358 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM
FRANCE - MAROC 1
In Service: 1967 Out of service: 1993
CANET, TETOUAN 2600 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, MARTELCA
MARTEL
In Service: 1968 - Out of service: 1993
MARSEILLE, TEL AVIV 6330 km
Maintenance Authorities: INTELCO
BA - PI
In Service: 1969 - Out of service: 1995
BARCELONA, PISA 798 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA
PENBAL 1
In Service: 1971 - Out of service: 1994
BARCELONA, PALMA 340 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA
FRANCE - GREECE
In Service: 1974 - Out of service: 1997
MARSEILLE, HERAKLION 2560 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, OTE
ROMA - SARDINIA
In Service: 1974 - Out of service: 1998
ROMA, CAGLIARI 537 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA
APHRODITE 1
In Service: 1974 - Out of service: 1998
HERAKLION, LARNAKA 963 km
Maintenance Authorities: OTE, CYTA
BA - RO
In Service: 1974 - Out of service: 1998
BARCELLONA, ROMA 945 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA
ANNIBAL
In Service: 1975 - Out of service: 1998
CANET, BIZERTE 941 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA FRANCE TELECOM, PTT TUNISIA
ADONIS
In Service: 1975 - Out of service: 1998
LARNAKA, BEYROUTH 217 km
Maintenance Authorities: CYTA, PTT LEBANON
CORSE 11
In Service: 1976 - Out of service: 1993
CALVI, ILE ROUSSE 40 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM
Continent - Corse 2
In Service: 1977 - Out of service: 1995
LA SEYNE, BASTIA 313 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM
BAR - GEN
In Service: 1980 - Out of service: 1996
CABRER DE MAR, GENOVA 722 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELEFONICA, TELECOM ITALIA
SARDINIA - SICILY
In Service: 1982 - Out of service: 1998
CAGLIARI, PALERMO 434 km
Maintenance Authorities: TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA TELECOM ITALIA
SEA-ME-WE
South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe
(Information updated 28 July 2000) In-Service: Jun 1986, Out of service: Jun 1999. Years of Service: 13
Djibouti, Djibouti, - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Suez, Egypt - Alexandria, Egypt - Palermo, Italy - La Seyne, France - ?? km at 1080 Channels
Maintenance Authorities: STID, MOPTT, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia, France Telecom

Continent - Corse 3
In Service: 1987 - Out of service: 1998
MARSEILLE, AJACCIO 383 km
Maintenance Authorities: FRANCE TELECOM