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{{short description|Submarine fibre optic cable system}} |
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'''ECFS''' ('''East Caribbean Fiber System''') is a network of [[Optical communications repeater|repeaterless]] [[fiber optic]] [[submarine communications cable]] that interconnects fourteen (14) eastern [[Caribbean]] islands. The cable is 1730 km (1075 mi) in length and runs from the [[British Virgin Islands]] to [[Trinidad]] in ten (10) segments. It was first installed in September 1995 and was scheduled to be upgraded by [http://www.xtera.com Xtera Communications] as of April 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2013/04/ecfs-consortium-picks-xtera-to-upgrade-caribbean-subsea-fiber-op.html |last=Lightwave |publisher=[[PennWell Corporation]] | title=ECFS Consortium Picks Xtera to Upgrade Caribbean Subsea Fiber-Optic Cable System |date=April 25, 2013 | access-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref> |
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'''ECFS''' or ''EAST CARIBBEAN FIBRE SYSTEM'' links 14 eastern [[Caribbean]] islands on a [[Optical communications repeater|repeaterless]] [[fibre optic]]al [[submarine communications cable]]. |
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The cable is 1730km in length and runs from the [[British Virgin Islands]] to [[Trinidad]]. |
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Installed in [[1995]], it is owned by Cable & Wireless, France Telecom, AT&T. |
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#[[Tortola]], [[British Virgin Islands]] |
#[[Tortola]], [[British Virgin Islands]] |
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#[[Anguilla]] |
#[[Anguilla]] |
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#[[St. Martin]] |
#[[St. Martin]] |
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#[[St. Kitts]] |
#[[St. Kitts]] |
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#[[Antigua]] |
#[[Antigua]] |
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#[[Montserrat]] |
#[[Montserrat]] |
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#[[St. Lucia]] |
#[[St. Lucia]] |
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#[[Barbados]] |
#[[Barbados]] |
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#[[St. Vincent]] |
#[[St. Vincent]] |
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#[[Grenada]] |
#[[Grenada]] |
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#[[Trinidad]] |
#[[Trinidad]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cable & Wireless (Caribbean)|Cable & Wireless]] |
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* [[List of international submarine communications cables]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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*[http://www.atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Other/index4.htm Atlantic Cables - History in Stamps] |
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*[http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/refs/cibles/car/ecfs.htm Alcatel - ECFS profile] |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|https://www.cwnetworks.com/network-systems/ecfs/}} |
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{{Submarine communications cables in the Atlantic Ocean}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 12 March 2022
ECFS (East Caribbean Fiber System) is a network of repeaterless fiber optic submarine communications cable that interconnects fourteen (14) eastern Caribbean islands. The cable is 1730 km (1075 mi) in length and runs from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad in ten (10) segments. It was first installed in September 1995 and was scheduled to be upgraded by Xtera Communications as of April 25, 2013.[1]
Landing points
[edit]- Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- Anguilla
- St. Martin
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Antigua
- Montserrat
- Guadeloupe
- Dominica
- Martinique
- St. Lucia
- Barbados
- St. Vincent
- Grenada
- Trinidad
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lightwave (April 25, 2013). "ECFS Consortium Picks Xtera to Upgrade Caribbean Subsea Fiber-Optic Cable System". PennWell Corporation. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
External links
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