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Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS)

In Service

3,200 km · 4 Landing Points · 4 Countries · Ready for Service: 2021

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Specifications

Length3,200 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2021
Landing Points4
Countries4

Owners

*Canal+ Telecom CEB Fibernet Emtel SFR Telma (Telecom Malagasy) Zeop (incl. Reunicable)

Landing Points (4)

Location Country Position
Baie du Tombeau, Mauritius MU Mauritius -20.1221°, 57.4951°
Fort Dauphin, Madagascar MG Madagascar -25.0225°, 46.9854°
Le Port, Réunion ?? Réunion -20.9444°, 55.3033°
Umbogintwini, South Africa ZA South Africa -30.0217°, 30.9016°

About the Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) Cable System

Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa. Its 4 landing points at Baie du Tombeau, Fort Dauphin, Le Port, Umbogintwini bridge the networks of Indian Ocean, East Africa, Southern Africa, providing an important path for international data traffic. As an intercontinental system, Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. GeoCables maintains health checks on this cable using distributed RIPE Atlas probes, with automated anomaly detection triggered when RTT exceeds 4x the historical baseline.
Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS)
  • Length3,200 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2021

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