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SEA-ME-WE 5

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]

SEA-ME-WE 5
Cable typeSubmarine Fibre-optic
PredecessorSEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4[1]
SuccessorSEA-ME-WE 6
Construction beginning24 September 2014[2]
Construction finished15 December 2016[3]
Design capacity36.6 Tbit/s (12.2 Tbit/s per fiber pair)[4]
Area servedSouth East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe
Owner(s)Consortium
Websitewww.seamewe5.com

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

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SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable Landing Points
Location Operator & Technical Partner
Toulon, France Orange S.A.[11]
Catania, Italy Telecom Italia Sparkle[12]
Marmaris, Turkey Turk Telekom[13]
Abu Talat, Egypt

Zafarana, Egypt

Telecom Egypt[14]
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecom Company[15]
Al Hudaydah, Yemen TeleYemen[16]
Haramous CLS, Djibouti Djibouti Telecom[17]
Qalhat, Oman Ooredoo Oman[18]
Fujairah, UAE du EITC[19]
Karachi, Pakistan Transworld Associates[20]
Matara, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Telecom[21]
Ngwe Saung, Myanmar Myanma Posts and Telecommunications[22]
Kuakata, Bangladesh Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited[22]
Medan, Indonesia

Dumai, Indonesia

Telkom Indonesia[23]
Malacca, Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Berhad[24]
Tuas, Singapore Singtel[25]

Incidents

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November 2022

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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]

 
Main Route

April 2024

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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

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References

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