TWA-1

TW1
Owners:
Transworld Associates
Operator:
Transworld Associates
Total length1,300 km
Design capacity1.28 Tbit/s
TechnologyDWDM
Date of first use2006
Websitewww.tw1.com

TW1 is a 1,300 km submarine telecommunications cable linking the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Pakistani Tier-1 provider, Transworld Associates.[1]

The cable uses DWDM technology with two fiber pairs and has a design capacity of 1.28 Tbit/s. In 2016, Transworld contracted Huawei Marine (HMN) to add 3x additional 100 Gbit/s wavelengths to the TW1 cable system.[2]

Landing points and operators

TW1 Cable Landing Points
Location Operator & Technical Partner
Karachi, Pakistan Transworld Associates
Fujairah, UAE Etisalat by e&
Al Seeb, Oman Omantel

References

  1. ^ "FAQs - Transworld". Transworld Associates. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ "TWA Contracts Huawei Marine for 100G Upgrade on TW1-huawei press center". huawei. Retrieved 2024-09-11.