Columbus III

Columbus-III was a transatlantic telecommunications cable connecting Europe to North America.

Columbus-III entered service since December 1999[1][2][3] and it's owned by over 30 carriers.

Supported by 90 repeaters, it's 9833 km long.

After a 2009 upgrade, the capacity of the system between the United States and Portugal was increased from the original design capacity of 8 x 2.5 Gbit/s to 160 Gbit/s initially.

The upgraded system could accommodate up to 320 Gbit/s with potential to go even further beyond.

Columbus-III cable landing points in: 1) Hollywood, Florida , United States; 2) Ponta Delgada , Azores Islands , Portugal; 3) Carcavelos e Parede , Portugal; 4) Conil de la Frontera , Spain; 5) Mazara del Vallo , Sicily, Italy