ALBA-1

ALBA-1
Owners:
Telefónica
Landing points
TechnologyGlass Fiber

ALBA-1 is a submarine communications cable for telecommunications between Cuba and Venezuela.

The fiber cable was laid by the Venezuelan government in 2010 and 2011. After an unexplained dormancy of two years, Doug Madory's Internet routing analysis revealed that it was activated on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.[1][2][3] The Cuban state organ Granma issued a confirmation two days later.[4][5] ALBA-1 is named after the Latin American Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) (Spanish: Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América). It extends between La Guaira (Venezuela), Siboney, Cuba and Ocho Rios (Jamaica).[6]

  1. ^ "'Curious' Cuban net cable has activated, researchers say". BBC. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Frank, Marc (22 January 2013). "Cuba's mystery fiber-optic Internet cable stirs to life". Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ Werman, Marco (22 January 2013). "Cuba Activates Undersea Internet Cable Line". PRI: The World. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Comienzan pruebas para el tráfico de Internet por el cable submarino ALBA-1". Granma. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ Kuba ist offenbar verkabelt - Daten weisen auf die Inbetriebnahme eines neuen Glasfaserkabels hin TELEPOLIS, 23. Januar 2013
  6. ^ ALBA-1 map representation on Greg's Cable Map