ALPAL-2

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ALPAL-2
Cable type Fiber optic cable
owner France Télécom and others
operator France Telecom
Landing points 1. Djémila , Algeria

2. Ses Covetes , Spain

overall length 312 km
technology Dense Wave Division Multiplexing
speed 160 Gbit / s
cables 4 pairs
active since July 2002
Amplifier spacing No

ALPAL-2 is a submarine cable system that went into operation in July 2002 for data exchange between Algeria and Spain .

The cable is 312 km long and has a capacity of 160 Gbit / s, with data being transmitted at 5 Gbit / s at the beginning. The total cost was around 16.6 million euros. Landing points consist of:

  1. Djémila , Algeria
  2. Ses Covetes , Campos Municipality , Mallorca ( Spain )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d France Launches Mediterranean Cable July 23, 2002