CANTAT-3
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CANTAT-3 is the third Canadian transatlantic telephone cable, in operation from 1994, initially carrying 3 x 2.5 Gbit/s between Canada and Europe. It branches to both Iceland and the Faroe Islands.[citation needed]
On December 17, 2006, CANTAT-3 services came to a sudden halt due to damage to the submarine cable, disrupting service to hundreds of thousands of people connecting via internet and media providers (Síminn, Vodafone and Hive). Most notable effects of the event was a temporary shut-down of data-communications by Iceland's universities and hospitals which rely exclusively on CANTAT-3's services. Although it was predicted that a full recovery of the cable would take ten days, starting from midnight January 13th 2007, it actually took until July 29th, 2007 before it was fully restored. During those days the Icelandic universities and hospitals in Akureyri, Reykjavík relied on emergency connectivity obtained via local internet providers Siminn and Vodafone. The Icelandic government decided not to buy extra bandwidth for the university network through the functioning FARICE-1 cable, despite being a large shareholder in FARICE-1.[citation needed]
Landing points are:
- Pennant Point , Nova Scotia Canada
- Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
- Tjørnuvík, Faroe Islands
- Redcar, England, UK
- Blaabjerg, Denmark
- Sylt, Germany
CANTAT-3 is operated by India's Teleglobe.
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- The Iceland Basin, -Topography and Oceanographic Features-, Svend-Aage Malmberg, Marine Research Institute, Reykjavík 2004. Accessed 13 January 2006. Map of CANTAT-3 cable route on p13.
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