PEACE Cable explained

Cable Name:PEACE Cable
Cable Type:Submarine Fibre-optic
Construction Beginning:22 October 2018[1]
Construction Finished:10 November 2022[2]
Design Capacity:Up to 24 Tbit/s (per fiber pair)
Built By:Peace Cable International Network Co. Ltd.
Landings:Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt, France, Cyprus, Singapore, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Malta, Seychelles, Somalia, Tunisia
Area Served:Asia, Africa, Europe
Owner:Peace Cable International Network Co. Ltd.

PEACE Cable, which stands for Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe, is a submarine cable project designed to facilitate data transmission between Asia, Europe, and Africa. It is owned by Peace Cable International, a subsidiary of Hengtong Group. The 15,000 km cable system is deployed along the seafloor of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, with plans to extend the cable length to 25,000 km.[3] [4] [5] It is based on WSS ROADM technology with a design capacity of 24 Tbit/s per fiber pair.[6] The cable entered service and became fully operational in December 2022.[7]

The main trunk connects Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt, Singapore and France but there are also branches to the Maldives, Malta, Cyprus, the Seychelles, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia and Somalia.

Landing points and operators

PEACE Cable Landing Points!Location!Operator & Technical Partner
Marseille, France
Abu Talat, EgyptZafarana, Egypt
Mombasa, Kenya
Victoria, Seychelles
  • Cable & Wireless Communications Seychelles (CWS)[12]
Haramous CLS, Djibouti
Berbera, Somaliland
Karachi, Pakistan
Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives
Tuas, Singapore

Privately owned branches

Subsystems of PEACE Cable!Location!Cable Name!Owner and Operator
Geroskipou, CyprusARSINOE
Mellieħa, MaltaLaValette
Bizerte, TunisiaIFRIQIYA
Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaJ2M (Jeddah to Marseille)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PEACE Cable Project Enters into Cable and Material Manufacturing Stage. www.submarinenetworks.com.
  2. Web site: PEACE Completes Final Splicing to Connect Kenya, Egypt, France and Pakistan. www.submarinenetworks.com.
  3. Web site: PEACE - Submarine Networks .
  4. Web site: Connecting Beijing's Global Infrastructure: The PEACE Cable in the Middle East and North Africa .
  5. News: China's 7,500-Mile Undersea Cable to Europe Fuels Internet Feud . Bloomberg . 5 March 2021 .
  6. Web site: NetWork - Peace . 2024-02-14 . www.peacecable.net.
  7. Web site: PEACE Cable System goes live - Submarine Networks . 2024-02-14 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  8. Web site: epp . 2021-10-19 . Orange, PCCW Global and PEACE Cable International jointly announce the landing of PEACE submarine cable in Marseille . 2024-02-14 . Newsroom Groupe Orange . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: Telecom Egypt signs landing party agreement for PEACE cable system . 2024-02-14 . ir.te.eg.
  10. Web site: PEACE – Telkom . 2024-02-14 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Liquid brings additional subsea cable capacity in Kenya in partnership with PEACE Cable Company . 2024-02-14 . Liquid Intelligent Technologies . en-US.
  12. Web site: Landing of the PEACE submarine cable system in Seychelles – Second project . 2024-02-14 . www.nation.sc . bg.
  13. Web site: 2021-06-15 . Upcoming networks - Djibouti Telecom . 2024-02-14 . international.djiboutitelecom.dj . en.
  14. Web site: Connecting Beijing’s Global Infrastructure: The PEACE Cable in the Middle East and North Africa . 2024-02-14 . Middle East Institute . en.
  15. Web site: kcl@rk . 2022-05-06 . Peace Cable Lands in Berbera, Somaliland . 2024-02-14 . SubTel Forum . en-US.
  16. Web site: Report . Recorder . 2019-04-18 . PEACE Cable, Cybernet Pakistan sign agreement . 2024-02-14 . Brecorder . en.
  17. Web site: 2022-03-02 . Ooredoo Maldives and PEACE Cable to connect Maldives to PEACE Singapore . 2024-02-14 . Capacity Media . en.
  18. Web site: Tuas Cable Landing Station - Submarine Networks . 2024-02-14 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  19. Web site: HMN Tech on LinkedIn: Exciting news! Today, PEACE Cable System achieved a major milestone… . 2024-07-19 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  20. Web site: 30 March 2022 . The new ARSINOE subsea cable system comes into operation . 14 February 2024 . CYTA.
  21. Web site: GO Launches Multi-Million Connectivity Project Linking Malta to France and Egypt . 2024-02-14 . www.go.com.mt . en.
  22. Web site: Ooredoo Tunisia connects to PEACE Cable . 2024-02-14 . www.telecompaper.com.
  23. Web site: Zain Global Connect to link Jeddah to Marseille through J2M undersea cable . 2024-02-14 . www.zain.com.

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