ALBA-1

ALBA-1
Schematic representation of part of ALBA-1 between Venezuela and Cuba
Cable type	Fiber optic cable
operator	Telefónica
Landing points	1. La Guaira ( Venezuela ) 2. Siboney ( Cuba ) 3. Ocho Rios ( Jamaica )
cables	2 pairs of fiber optic cables
active since	2013

ALBA-1 is a submarine cable used to transmit communications between Cuba and Venezuela .

The fiber optic cable was laid in 2011 and put into operation in 2013. ALBA-1 is named after the Latin American Bolivarian Alliance for America (Spanish: Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América ). It runs between La Guaira (Venezuela), Siboney (Cuba) and Ocho Rios (Jamaica).

Web links

• Internet in Cuba: The people must follow the slow lane Spiegel Online, January 16, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cuba is apparently wired - data point to the commissioning of a new fiber optic cable TELEPOLIS, January 23, 2013
2. ↑ ALBA-1 map display on Greg's Cable Map