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Submarine communications cable system

SEA-ME-WE 5
Cable typeSubmarine Fibre-optic
PredecessorSEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4
SuccessorSEA-ME-WE 6
Construction beginning24 September 2014
Construction finished15 December 2016
Design capacity36.6 Tbit/s (12.2 Tbit/s per fiber pair)
Area servedSouth East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe
Owner(s)Consortium
Websitewww.seamewe5.com

South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) is an optical fibre submarine communications cable system that carries telecommunications between Singapore and France.

The cable is approximately 20,000 kilometres long and provides broadband communications with a design capacity of 24 Tbit/s (over 3 fiber pairs) between South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Europe.

The portion from France to Sri Lanka was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and the portion from Sri Lanka to Singapore by NEC. Construction commenced on 6 June 2014 and completed in December 2016. An official launch event was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 January 2017.

The design capacity was upgraded from 24 Tbit/s to 36.6 Tbit/s in September 2019 using Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme 300G technology.

Landing points and operators

SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable Landing Points
Location Operator & Technical Partner
Toulon, France Orange S.A.
Catania, Italy Telecom Italia Sparkle
Marmaris, Turkey Turk Telekom
Abu Talat, Egypt

Zafarana, Egypt

Telecom Egypt
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecom Company
Al Hudaydah, Yemen TeleYemen
Haramous CLS, Djibouti Djibouti Telecom
Qalhat, Oman Ooredoo Oman
Fujairah, UAE du EITC
Karachi, Pakistan Transworld Associates
Matara, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Telecom
Ngwe Saung, Myanmar Myanma Posts and Telecommunications
Kuakata, Bangladesh Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited
Medan, Indonesia

Dumai, Indonesia

Telkom Indonesia
Malacca, Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Tuas, Singapore Singtel

Incidents

November 2022

In November 2022, it was reported that SEA-ME-WE 5 was damaged on land near one of its landing stations in Egypt. This caused significant traffic disruptions lasting several hours to many countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Main Route

April 2024

In April 2024, the SEA-ME-WE 5 cable developed a fault in the Strait of Malacca due to water penetrating the insulation of the cable, causing a short circuit which led to a complete loss of communication. As a result, connectivity was lost between Kuakata, Bangladesh and the final landing point in Tuas, Singapore.

The cable was reported to have been repaired on June 28, following lengthy delays related to Indonesia's preferential cabotage policy and administrative procedures.

See also

References

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Submarine communications cables in the Indian Ocean
Submarine communications cables in the Mediterranean Sea
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