On Jan 31, 2008 11:20 AM, Rod Beck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://www.kisca.org.uk/Web_SWApproaches.pdf > > And if you enlarge the map, you can see little dots on the lines > representing the cables that denote repairs. > > Lots and lots of repairs. Treacherous waters. > >
The distances are consistent with repeaters/op amps. And the chart legend notates the same. Coincidentally, Telecom Egypt announced a new cable to be built by Alcatel-Lucent this morning. TE North, which looks like it's going from Egypt to France, is an 8 pair system (128 x 10Gb/s x 8). Thanks for your input. -M<