Summary
I-ME-WE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) is a 12,091-kilometre (7,513 mi)[1] submarine communications cable system linking Europe and India via the Middle East. At launch, the design capacity was 3.84 Tbit/s, but after upgrades by Mitsubishi Electric in 2016, the new design capacity was rated at 5.6 Tbit/s.[2] The cable entered service in December 2010.[3]
| I-ME-WE | |
|---|---|
| Owners: Consortium | |
| Total length | 12,091 km |
| Design capacity | 5.6 Tbit/s |
| Technology | DWDM |
| Date of first use | 2010 |
The cable consists of three fiber pairs, one of which is a terrestrial link connecting Alexandria and Suez in Egypt. The contract for construction and maintenance of the cable was awarded to Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), supported by NEC as subcontractor, at a total cost of US$480 million.[4]
Landing points and operators edit
The IMEWE consortium comprises nine telecom companies across eight countries.[4]
| Location | Operator & Technical Partner |
|---|---|
| Marseille, France | Orange S.A[5] |
| Catania, Italy | Telecom Italia Sparkle[3] |
| Tripoli, Lebanon | Ogero[6] |
| Alexandria, Egypt
Suez, Egypt |
Telecom Egypt[7] |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Telecom Company[8] |
| Fujairah, UAE | Etisalat by e&[9] |
| Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited[10] |
| Mumbai, India | Bharti Airtel[11] |
See also edit
Other cable systems following a substantially similar route are:
References edit
- ^ "Alcatel-Lucent to build undersea cable". Business Standard. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ "MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC News Releases Mitsubishi Electric to Upgrade IMEWE Cable System". www.mitsubishielectric.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "IMEWE submarine cable launched for Commercial use | Sparkle". www.tisparkle.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "IMEWE - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "France Telecom-Orange Lights IMEWE". LightReading. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "IMEWE cable goes live in Lebanon after a long wait - Edge Middle East". Edge Middle East. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "About TE". Telecom Egypt. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "STC leads in submarine cable projects in Mideast". Saudigazette. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "ANALYSIS: Fujairah SmartHub aiming to spark Middle East growth". Capacity Media. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Work on high-capacity sub cable completed". The Nation. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Airtel launches IMEWE cable system". www.telecompaper.com. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "New India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable launched". Hindustan Times. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
External links edit
- Official website