ALBA-1
ALBA-1 is a submarine communications cable for telecommunications between Cuba and Venezuela.
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| Owners: Telefónica | |
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| Technology | Glass Fiber |
The fiber cable was laid in 2011 and was taken into operation in 2013.[1] ALBA-1 is named after the Latin American Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) (Spanish: Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América). It extends between La Guaira (Venezuela), Siboney, Cuba and Ocho Rios (Jamaica).[2]
External links
- Internet in Kuba: Das Volk muss auf die Kriechspur Spiegel Online, 16 January 2012
References
- Kuba ist offenbar verkabelt - Daten weisen auf die Inbetriebnahme eines neuen Glasfaserkabels hin TELEPOLIS, 23. Januar 2013
- ALBA-1 map representation on Greg's Cable Map
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