Caribbean Region
IN-SERVICE CABLES
Key West - Havana 5
(Updated 29 November 2000, IRIS)
Scientific use: retired 1989, 1950: 39 years of service
Key West, Florida, U.S.A. -- Havana, Cuba - 459km at 96 KHz
Contact: Dr. Agusta Flosadottir
Maintenance Authorities: Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Florida - Bahamas Segment 1
(Updated 30 November 2000, IRIS)
Scientific use: retired 1999, 1972: 27 years of service
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama Island
Contact: Dr. Agusta Flosadottir
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Bahamas Telecommunications Corp
Florida - Bahamas Segment 2
(Updated 30 November 2000, IRIS)
In Service: 1972
Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama Island -- Nassau, Bahamas .- 5,704 + 5,704 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Bahamas Telecommunications Corp
FLORICO-2
Florida - Puerto Rico 2 In Service: 1990
West Palm Beach, Florida -- San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1,877km at 280 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T
TCS-1
Transcaribbean System 1 In Service: 1990
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Barnquilla, Columbia -- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Kingston, Jamaica - 2,593km at 140 Mb/s KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, MCI, Sprint
TAINO CARIB In Service: 1992
Condado Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Isla Verde, Puerto Rico -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Brewers Bay, Tortola - 186km at 565Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Cable & Wireless, TLD
AMERICAS-1 NORTH In Service: 1994
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,102km at 2.5Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T
AMERICAS-1 SOUTH
(Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)
In Service: 1994
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. -- Macqueripe, Trinidad- Camuri, Venezuela -- Fortaleza, Brazil - 6014km at 560Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, TSTT - CANTV - EMBRATEL
COLUMBUS-2 A(Updated 30 August 2000, Marconi) In Service: 1994
Cancun, Mexico -- West Palm Beach, Florida - 1,121km at 560Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, Telmex
COLUMBUS-2 B In Service: 1994
West Palm Beach, Florida -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,068km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T
COLUMBUS-2 C
(Updated 30 August 2000, Marconi)
In Service: 1994
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Sardinia, Gran Canary, Spain -- Funchal, Madeira, Portugal -- Palermo, Sicily, Italy - 9,116km at 560Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T , Telefonica, Marconi and Telecom Italia
UNISUR In-Service: 23 March 1995
Florianopolis, Brazil -- Las Toninas, Argentina -- Maldonado, Uruguay l- 1716 km at 560 Mb/s
Maintenance Authorities: Embratel, Telintar, Ante
ECFS
The Eastern Caribbean Fibre System In-Service: Sept 1995
Maintenance Authorities:
Cayman - Jamaica In Service: June 1997
870 km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities:
Antillas 1 In-Service: June 1997
Santo Domingo, DR -- Punta Cana DR -- Miramar PR -- Isla Verde PR - 650 km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities:
BAHAMAS-2 In-Service: June 1997
Vero Beach, Florida, USA -- Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahamas Is. -- Nassau, Bahamas - 470 km at 2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T
C-1 In Service: August 1997
Magens Bay, St. Thomas USVI -- Old Mill, St. Croix, USVI - 111 km at 24x2.5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities:
Venezuela Domestic Festoon
(Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)
In-Service 1998
Segment 2: Caimare Chico - Punto Fijo, 193Km
Segment 4: Coro - Chichiriviche, 204 Km
Segment 5: Chichiriviche - Puerto Cabello, 73Km
Segment 6: Puerto Cabello - Camuri, 125Km
Segment 7: Camurí - Higuerote, 121 Km
Segment 8: Higuerote - Puerto la Cruz, 158 Km
Segment 9: Puerto La Cruz - Cumaná, 76 Km
Segment 10: Cumaná - Porlamar, 110 Km
Segment 11. Porlamar - Carúpano, 77 Km
2,5 Gb/s in all segments, 14 mm diameter cable, 24 fibres
Maintenance Authority: CANTV
Alonso de Ojeda
(Updated 7 August 2000 - Antelecom)
In-Service: 1999Willemstad,Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)- Oranjestad, Aruba – 128 km at 6 X 2.5 Gb/s (unrepeatered)
Maintenance Authorities: Antelecom NV, Setar
Americo Vespucci
(Updated 7 August 2000 - Antelecom)
In-Service: 1999Willemstad,Curaçao-Kralendijk, Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) – 84 km at 6 X 2.5 Gb/s (unrepeatered)
Maintenance Authority: Antelecom NV
PANAM
(Updated 9 August 2000, Concert)
In-Service: February 1999
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, USVI -- Old Mill, St. Croix, USVI -- Baby Beach, Aruba -- Punto Fijo, Venezuela -- Barranquilla, Colombia -- Colon, Panama - 2857 km at 2. 5 Gb/s (see Eastern Pacific AWG region for Pacific Landings)
Maintenance Authorities: Concert, C&W PANAMA, CANTV, SETAR
AMERICAS 2
(Updated 23 December 2000, CANTV)
In-Service: August 2000
Hollywood, USA; Saint Croix, USVI; Miramar, Puerto Rico;Lamentine, Matinique; Willemstad, Curacao; Camurí, Venezuela; Chaguaramas, Trinidad, Cayenne chaton, France Guyana; Fortaleza, Brazil - 8,161 Km SDH with WDM, 8 Lambda at 2,5 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, FT, Antelecom N.V., CANTV, TSTT, GT&T, Embratel
MAYA-1
(Updated 23 December 2000, CANTV)
In-Service: October 2000
Hollywood, Florida, USA -- Cancun, Mexico -- Puerto Cortes, Honduras -- Half-Moon Bay, Grand Cayman -- Puerto Limon, Costa Rica -- Maria Chiquita, Panama -- Tolu, Columbia - 4,323 KM at 8 x 2.5Gb/s SDH
Maintenance Authorities: Concert
ARCOS-1 (AMERICAS REGION CARIBBEAN RING SYSTEM)
(Updated 30 September 2001, CANTV)
Phase 1: In-Service: September 2001
Hollywood,USA; Nassau, Bahamas; Cat Island,Bahamas; Crooked Island,Bahamas; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; San Juan,Puerto Rico.
Maintenance Authorities: AAC&R - AVANTEL - BATELCO - BELIZE TELECOM - C&W PANAMÁ - C&W TURKS AND CAICOS - CANTV - ANTELECOM - CODETEL - ISA - NWM - ULTRACOM.
PLANNED CABLES
ARCOS-1 (AMERICAS REGION CARIBBEAN RING SYSTEM)
(Updated 30 September 2001, CANTV)
Phase 2: RFPA: End 2001
Hollywood;USA; Cancun,Mexico; Cozumel,Mexico; Ladyville,Belize; Puerto Barrio, Guatemala; Puerto Cortes, Honduras; Trujillo, Honduras, Puerto Lempira, Honduras; Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua; Bluefields, Nicaragua; Puerto Limón; Costa Rica; María Chiquita, Panamá; Ustupo, Colombia; Cartagena, Colombia; Rio Hacha, Colombia; Punto Fijo, Venezuela; Willemstad, Curacao; San Juan, Puerto Rico. - 8,201 Km , SDH, with WDM on two repeatered segments, 15 Gb/s
Maintenance Authorities: AAC&R - AVANTEL - BATELCO - BELIZE TELECOM - C&W PANAMÁ - C&W TURKS AND CAICOS - CANTV - ANTELECOM - CODETEL - ISA - NWM - ULTRACOM.
OUT OF SERVICE CABLES
Key West - Havana 6 Out-of-service: retired 1989, 1950: 39 years of Service
Key West, Florida, U.S.A. -- Havana, Cuba - 459km at 96 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
FLORICO
Florida - Puerto Rico 1 Out-of-service: retired 1984, 1960: 24 years of Service
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- San Juan, Puero Rico - 4,173km at 144 + 144 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, AACR
Florida - Jamaica Out-of-service: retired 1992, 1963: 29 years of Service
Florida City, Florida, U.S.A. -- Kingston, Jamaica - 1,545km at 384 + 384 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Jamaican International Telecommunications Ltd.
Canal Zone - Jamaica Out-of-service: Retired _____, 1963: ____ years of service
Kingston, Jamaica - Fort Sherman, Panama - 1,150km at 384 + 384 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT&T, ITT Central American Cables & Radio
Florida - St. Thomas 1 Out-of-service: retired 1989, 1964: 25 years of Service
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,184km at 384 + 384 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, ITT Communications Inc., Virgin Islands
St. Thomas - Venezuela 1 Out-of-service: retired 1987, 1966: 21 years of Service
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Maiquetia, Venezuela - 1,009km at 240 + 240 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV
Florida - St. Thomas 2 Out-of-service: retired 1993, 1968: years of Service
Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,404km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Teleglobe Canada, CTNE, CODETEL, ITT Communications Inc., Virgin Islands, ITTWC, RCAGC, WUI, TRT
St. Thomas - Dominican Republic Out-of-service: retired 1993, 1968: 25 years of Service
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 715km at 384 + 384 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, Compania Dominicana de Telefones, C. por A.
St. Thomas - Brazil Out-of-service: Retired ____, 1980: ___ years of service
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Fortaleza, Brazil - 4,178km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, EMBRATEL
Florida - St. Thomas 3 Out-of-service: Retired ____, 1983: ___ years of service
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. -- Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands - 2,074km at 12,000 + 12,000 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV, ITT Communications, Inc Virgin Islands, ITTWC, RCAGC, TRT, WU
St. Thomas - Venezuela 2
(Updated 8 August 2000, CANTV)
Out-of-service: retired 1996: 16 years of service
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands -- Camuri, Venezuela - 1,037km at 2,160 + 2,160 KHz
Maintenance Authorities: AT & T, CANTV