| MedNautilus | |
|---|---|
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| Landing points | |
| Total length | 5,729 km |
| Design capacity | 3.84Tb/s |
| Technology | 6 fiber pairs |
| Date of first use | 2001 |
MedNautilus is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking countries bordering the Eastern/Central Mediterranean Sea. It is a successor of the LEV system linking Cyprus, Israel and Italy.
It has landing points in:
- Catania, Sicily, Italy
- Chania, Crete, Greece
- Koropi (Athens), Greece
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Haifa, Israel
- Pentaskhinos, Cyprus
The system comprises 5,729 km of cable. Its total design transmission capacity is 3.84Tb/s on 6 fiber pairs. All the landing points except those in Turkey and Cyprus are served by a cable ring which ensures uninterrupted service in case any single segment in the ring fails or has its cable severed.
Telecom Italia, which owns the MedNautilus and LEV systems held a virtual monopoly on international cable-based communications to and from Israel. This is changed in 2012 however, with Bezeq International completing a 12.8Tbit/s submarine fiber optic cable to Italy and Tamares Telecom laying a 42Tbit/s submarine fiber optic cable to Cyprus and France.
