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Colombian Festoon

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400 km · 5 Landing Points · 1 Countries · Ready for Service: 1997

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Specifications

Length400 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service1997
Landing Points5
Countries1

Landing Points (5)

Location Country Position
Cartagena, Colombia CO Colombia 10.3867°, -75.5057°
Parque Isla de Salamanca, Colombia CO Colombia 11.0122°, -74.6119°
Puerto Colombia, Colombia CO Colombia 11.0052°, -74.9528°
Santa Marta, Colombia CO Colombia 11.2420°, -74.2053°
Tolu, Colombia CO Colombia 9.4967°, -75.5587°

About the Colombian Festoon Cable System

Overview

The Colombian Festoon is a 400 km domestic submarine cable system that connects five landing points within Colombia. The cable was ready for service in 1997 and is operated by Telxius, a subsidiary of Telefónica.

Route and Landings

  • Cartagena, Colombia
  • Parque Isla de Salamanca, Colombia
  • Puerto Colombia, Colombia
  • Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Tolu, Colombia

Ownership and Operators

The cable is operated by Telxius.

Status and Timeline

The Colombian Festoon was ready for service in 1997. The status of the cable remains unknown.

Strategic Context

This domestic submarine cable connects various coastal cities within Colombia, enhancing communication infrastructure across the country by providing a reliable means of data transmission between these locations.

Colombia's coastal regions are strategically important for regional communication networks. This cable forms part of a broader network of submarine cables that support intra-regional connectivity in Latin America.

While Colombia does not typically host major international intercontinental routes, its strategic position within the Caribbean Sea makes it an important transit point for data moving between South American countries and other regions.

Colombian Festoon
  • Length400 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service1997

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