Columbus II
COLUMBUS II is an optical transatlantic telephone cable. It is approx. 12300 km in length. It entered into commercial service in 1994.
It is in 3 segments has landing points in:
- Columbus II - A (1121 km) - 560 MB/s
1. CancĂșn, Mexico
2. West Palm Beach, Florida
- Columbus II - B (2068 km) - 2500 MB/s
2. West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Columbus II - C (9116 km) - 560 MB/s
3. Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
5. Sardina, Gran Canaria, Spain
6. Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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