TWA-1

Submarine communications cable system
TW1
Owners:
Transworld Associates
Operator:
Transworld Associates
Landing points

Pakistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates

Total length1,300 km
Design capacity1.28 Tbit/s
TechnologyDWDM
Date of first use2006
Websitewww.tw1.com

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

  1. ^ "FAQs - Transworld". Transworld Associates. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ "TWA Contracts Huawei Marine for 100G Upgrade on TW1-huawei press center". huawei. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "TW1 - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.