Bezeq International Optical System
Bezeq International Optical System – JONAH – is a submarine telecommunication cable linking Tel Aviv and Bari. The system, which is fully owned by Israeli communications company Bezeq, spans 2,300 km of cable, and extended terrestrially from Bari through Interoute's network to major European cities.[1][2]
| Owners: Bezeq | |
| Landing points | |
| Total length | 2,300 km |
|---|---|
| Design capacity | 12.8 Terabits per second |
| Date of first use | 2012 |
The system has been ready for commercial service since January 2012, currently operates using 40G channels and can support 100G channels in the future, increasing the ultimate capacity of the cable to over 12.8 terabits per second (Tbit/s), based on Alcatel-Lucent’s submarine communications networking technology.
References
- "JONAH Cable System".
- Bezeq International Ltd. Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Dun's 100 Dun & Bradstreet
External links
- Interoute and Bezeq International create a new Internet super highway between Europe and Israel
- JONAH Goes Live - Submarine Telecoms Forum
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