Connecting NORTH  AFRICA

SMW5 Subsea Cable

The SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) is a 20,000km submarine cable system connecting 17 countries. It has fibre pairs between Singapore and Egypt, and fibre pairs crossing Egypt to Europe.

38

Total Terabits per Second

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20,000

Total Length in Kilometres

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SMW5 provides core connectivity between Europe, Africa and Asia.
This system has one of the lowest latency solutions and access to premium Asian markets and content hubs.

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