Title
MAREA cable mounted segment display
Catalog Number
102766623
Type
Physical Object
Description
The object is a 5.5" section of the MAREA undersea fiberoptics transmission cable. MAREA is a 6600 km (4000 mile) long transatlantic communications cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Bilbao, Spain owned and funded by Microsoft and Facebook, and operated by Telxius, a subsidiary of Spanish telecom Telefónica. The cable was finished being laid across the Atlantic in September 2017, and began operation in February 2018. The name MAREA is Spanish for tide.
Date
2017
Manufacturer
TE Subcom
Identifying Numbers
| Other number |
SL17 |
On a plate on the base of the object. |
Dimensions
overall: 6 3/4 in x 3 in x 3 in
Category
Component/cable
Credit
Gift of Tom Harpel
