TWA-1
Submarine communications cable system
TW1 | |
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Owners: Transworld Associates | |
Operator: Transworld Associates | |
Landing points Pakistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates | |
Total length | 1,300 km |
Design capacity | 1.28 Tbit/s |
Technology | DWDM |
Date of first use | 2006 |
Website | www |
TW1 is a 1300 km submarine telecommunications cable linking the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Pakistani Tier-1 provider, Transworld Associates.[1]
The cable uses DWDM technology with two fiber pairs and has a design capacity of 1.28 Tbit/s. In 2016, Transworld contracted Huawei Marine (HMN) to add 3x additional 100 Gbit/s wavelengths to the TW1 cable system.[2]
It has landing points in:[3]
- Karachi, Pakistan (Transworld Associates)
- Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (Etisalat by e&)
- Al Seeb, Oman (Omantel)
References
- ^ "FAQs - Transworld". Transworld Associates. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "TWA Contracts Huawei Marine for 100G Upgrade on TW1-huawei press center". huawei. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "TW1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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