CIOS (cable system)
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CIOS is a submarine telecommunications cable system
in the Mediterranean Sea
linking Cyprus and Israel.
It has landing points
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It has a design transmission capacity of 622 Mbit/s and a total cable length of 250 km. It started operation on 11 April 1994.
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
linking Cyprus and Israel.
It has landing points
Cable landing point
A cable landing point is the location where a submarine or other underwater cable makes landfall. The term is most often used for the landfall points of submarine telecommunications cables and submarine power cables. The landing will either be direct or via a branch from a main cable using a...
in:
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It has a design transmission capacity of 622 Mbit/s and a total cable length of 250 km. It started operation on 11 April 1994.