The Sea-Me-We 3 undersea cable system

Summary form only given. Summary form only given. At the beginning of 1997, the contracts for the provision of the Sea-Me-We 3 Cable System have been signed; the total budget of the project is 1,300 M$. Owned by more than 90 Telecommunication companies, with a length of 38,000 km and 39 landing points in 33 countries, Sea-Me-We 3 is the most important submarine cable project ever launched. It will link Europe, Far East Asia, and Australia. Commercial service will begin in December 1998 and be completed in March 1999. The system will be initially equipped, in the cable stations, at half its maximum capacity. Sea-Me-We 3 will use the most advanced submarine amplified technology together with state-of-the-art SDH network management.