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Columbus-III cable landing points in: 1) Hollywood, Florida, United States; 2) Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal; 3) Carcavelos e Parede, Portugal; 4) Conil de la Frontera, Spain; 5) Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy

Columbus-III was a transatlantic telecommunications cable connecting Europe to North America.

History and details

Columbus-III entered service since December 1999[1][2][3] and it's owned by over 30 carriers. Supported by 90 repeaters, it's 9833 km long.

After a 2009 upgrade, the capacity of the system between the United States and Portugal was increased to 160 Gbit/s initially. The upgraded system could accommodate up to 320 Gbit/s with potential to go even further beyond.[1][2][3]

References

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External links

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