SAT-3/WASC

South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3/WASC)
Owners:
Telkom Group (13%), France Telecom (12.08%), Nitel (8.39%), AT&T (12.42%), and VSNL (8.93%).
Landing points
  • Chipiona, Spain
  • Altavista, Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Sesimbra, Portugal
  • Dakar, Senegal
  • Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Accra, Ghana
  • Cotonou, Benin
  • Lagos, Nigeria
  • Douala, Cameroon
  • Libreville, Gabon
  • Cacuaco, Angola
  • Melkbosstrand, South Africa
Total length13000 km
Topologytrunk and branch
Design capacity340 Gbit /s
TechnologyFibre-optic
Date of first use2001

SAT-3/WASC or South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable is a submarine communications cable linking Portugal and Spain to South Africa, with connections to several West African countries along the route.

It forms part of the SAT-3/WASC/SAFE cable system, where the SAFE cable links South Africa to Asia. The SAT-3/WASC/SAFE system provides a path between Asia and Europe for telecommunications traffic that is an alternative to the cable routes that pass through the Middle East, such as SEA-ME-WE 3 and FLAG. SAT-3 has a capacity of 340 Gbit/s while SAFE has a capacity of 440 Gbit/s. The SAT-3 system together with SAFE was built by a consortium of operators .[1]

  1. ^ Southwood, Russell (February 7, 2006). ICASA Enquiry Into Telkom's SAT-3 Monopoly Awaits Government Response. My ADSL.