SEA-ME-WE 5 explained

Cable Name:SEA-ME-WE 5
Cable Logo:File:SEA-ME-WE 5 Logo.png
Cable Type:Submarine Fibre-optic
Predecessor:SEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4[1]
Construction Beginning:24 September 2014[2]
Construction Finished:15 December 2016[3]
Design Capacity:36.6 Tbit/s (12.2 Tbit/s per fiber pair)[4]
Landings:Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Turkey, France
Area Served:South East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe
Owner:Consortium

South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) is an optical fibre submarine communications cable system that carries telecommunications between Singapore and France.[5]

The cable is approximately 20,000 kilometres long and provides broadband communications with a design capacity of 24 Tbit/s (over 3 fiber pairs) between South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Europe.[6]

The portion from France to Sri Lanka was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and the portion from Sri Lanka to Singapore by NEC.[7] Construction commenced on 6 June 2014 and completed in December 2016.[1] [8] [5] An official launch event was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 January 2017.[9]

The design capacity was upgraded from 24 Tbit/s to 36.6 Tbit/s in September 2019 using Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme 300G technology.[10]

Landing points and operators

SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable Landing Points!Location!Operator & Technical Partner
Toulon, FranceOrange S.A.[11]
Catania, ItalyTelecom Italia Sparkle[12]
Marmaris, TurkeyTurk Telekom[13]
Abu Talat, EgyptZafarana, EgyptTelecom Egypt[14]
Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Telecom Company[15]
Al Hudaydah, YemenTeleYemen[16]
Haramous CLS, DjiboutiDjibouti Telecom[17]
Qalhat, OmanOoredoo Oman[18]
Fujairah, UAEdu EITC[19]
Karachi, PakistanTransworld Associates[20]
Matara, Sri LankaSri Lanka Telecom[21]
Ngwe Saung, MyanmarMyanma Posts and Telecommunications[22]
Kuakata, BangladeshBangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited
Medan, IndonesiaDumai, IndonesiaTelkom Indonesia[23]
Malacca, MalaysiaTelekom Malaysia Berhad[24]
Tuas, SingaporeSingtel[25]

Incidents

November 2022

In November 2022, it was reported that SEA-ME-WE 5 was damaged on land near one of its landing stations in Egypt. This caused significant traffic disruptions lasting several hours to many countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.[26] [27]

April 2024

In April 2024, the SEA-ME-WE 5 cable developed a fault in the Strait of Malacca due to water penetrating the insulation of the cable, causing a short circuit which led to a complete loss of communication. As a result, connectivity was lost between Kuakata, Bangladesh and the final landing point in Tuas, Singapore.[28]

The cable was reported to have been repaired on June 28,[29] following lengthy delays related to Indonesia's preferential cabotage policy and administrative procedures.[30]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEA-ME-WE History . 2016-05-31.
  2. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium Starts Project Construction. www.submarinenetworks.com.
  3. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable Project Completed. www.submarinenetworks.com.
  4. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 PROJECT FACT SHEET. www.seamewe5.com.
  5. Web site: Alcatel-Lucent starts construction of Sea-Me-We 5 undersea cable system linking Singapore and France . 2012-04-14.
  6. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 . 2015-04-14.
  7. Web site: Alcatel-Lucent and NEC to Supply SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System - Submarine Networks . 2024-02-18 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  8. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium Completes Matchless Subsea Cable System . 2016-12-31.
  9. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 Project Launch Celebration Event, A Tremendous Success . 16 January 2017 . 8 February 2017.
  10. Web site: SMW5 Cable System Upgrades with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme - Submarine Networks . 2024-02-18 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  11. Web site: 2017-11-21 . Orange contributes to the Marseille Hub, the leading digital gateway to Europe and the Mediterranean - Hello Future Orange . 2024-02-18 . Hello Future . en-US.
  12. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 consortium awards Sparkle with Network Administrator and Network Operations Center responsibilities Sparkle . 2024-02-18 . www.tisparkle.com.
  13. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 Türk Telekom International . 2024-02-18 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Airtel and Telecom Egypt announce strategic partnership for global submarine cable systems . 2024-02-18 . ir.te.eg.
  15. Web site: 2016-04-04 . SEA-ME-WE 5 Subsea Cable Lands in Saudi Arabia . 2024-02-18 . Offshore Energy . en-US.
  16. Web site: du joins consortium to build SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System, connecting Southeast Asia to Europe through the Middle East . 2024-02-18 . datamena.com.
  17. Web site: 2019-07-01 . Network - Seamewe 5 - Djibouti Telecom . 2024-02-18 . international.djiboutitelecom.dj . en.
  18. Web site: 2017-04-11 . Ooredoo to activate SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system . 2024-02-18 . Oman Observer . en.
  19. Web site: du joins consortium to build SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable System, connecting Southeast Asia to Europe through the Middle East . 2024-02-18 . www.du.ae.
  20. Web site: Attaa . Aamir . 2016-09-24 . SEA-ME-WE-5 Lands at TWA Landing Station in Karachi . 2024-02-18 . ProPakistani.
  21. Web site: SLT opens SEA-ME-WE-5 Submarine Cable Daily FT . 2024-02-18 . www.ft.lk . English.
  22. Web site: 2014-03-07 . SMW 5: Second cable for Bangladesh and Myanmar . 2024-02-18 . LIRNEasia . en.
  23. Web site: 2016-12-29 . Telkom Inaugurates Submarine Cable Communication System South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 5 . 2024-02-18 . www.telkom.co.id . en.
  24. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system lands in Malaysia . 2024-02-18 . NEC . en.
  25. Web site: kcl@rk . 2016-03-11 . SEA-ME-WE 5 Undersea Cable Successfully Landed at Tuas . 2024-02-18 . SubTel Forum . en-US.
  26. Web site: Lipscombe . Paul . 2022-11-30 . Damage to SEA-ME-WE-5 cable caused Internet disruption to Asia and Africa for several hours . 2024-05-15 . Data Center Dynamics.
  27. Web site: Belson . David . 2022-06-10 . AAE-1 & SMW5 cable cuts impact millions of users across multiple countries . 2024-05-15 . The Cloudflare Blog . en.
  28. Web site: Haddon . Jack . 2024-04-22 . What caused the damage to SEA-ME-WE 5?. 2024-05-15 . Capacity Media . en.
  29. Web site: 2024-06-28. প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি: কুয়াকাটাস্থ SEA-ME-WE-5 সাবমেরিন ক্যাবলের ব্যান্ডউইড্থ সিঙ্গাপুর প্রান্তে পুন: সংযোগ প্রসঙ্গে. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited.
  30. Web site: Haddon . Jack . 2024-04-26 . Indonesian policy delays SEA-ME-WE 5's repair . 2024-05-15 . Capacity Media . en.

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