CANTAT-3
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CANTAT-3 is the third Canadian transatlantic telephone cable, in operation from 1994, initially carrying 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s between Canada and Europe. It branches to both Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
On December 17, 2006, CANTAT-3 services came to a sudden halt due to damage to the submarine cable, leaving hundreds of thousands of people who take advantage of the service through their internet and media providers (Síminn, Vodafone and Hive) without a stable flow of data to their computers. Most notable effects of the event was a temporary shut-down of data-communications by Iceland's universities and hospitals which rely exclusively on CANTAT-3's services. It is predicted that a full recovery of the cable will take ten days, starting from midnight January 13th 2007. During these days the Icelandic universities and hospitals in Akureyri, Reykjavík will rely on emergency connectivity obtained via local internet providers Siminn and Vodafone. The Icelandic government decided not to buy extra bandwidth for the university network through the functioning FARICE-1 cable, despite being a large shareholder in FARICE-1.
Landing points are:
- Pennant Point , Nova Scotia Canada
- Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
- Tjørnuvík, Faroe Islands
- Redcar, England, UK
- Blaabjerg, Denmark
- Sylt, Germany
CANTAT-3 is operated by Teleglobe.
[edit] See also
- The Iceland Basin, -Topography and Oceanographic Features-, Svend-Aage Malmberg, Marine Research Institute, Reykjavík 2004. Accessed 13 January 2006. Map of CANTAT-3 cable route on p13.
