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ANTILLAS I is a fiber optic submarine communications cable that extends between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It has been in service since June 1997 and is operated on a common carrier basis.

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ANTILLAS I uses digital channels operating at 64 kilobits per second (kbit/s) that allow over 15,000 simultaneous calls without multiplexing. It consists of six working optical fiber pairs with each fiber pair carrying four 155 Mbit/s Basic System Modules (BSMs), with each BSM containing sixty-three Minimum Investment Units (MIUs), for a total capacity, on each fiber pair, of 252 MIUs.

Carriers

  • AT&T Corporation (AT&T)
  • GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated (HTC)
  • IDB WorldCom Services (WorldCom)
  • International Telecommunications Corporation (ITC)
  • MCI International
  • Pacific Gateway Exchange (PGE)
  • Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint)
  • Telecomunicaciones Ultramarinas de Puerto Rico (TUPR or ULTRACOM)
  • Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS)
  • The St. Thomas and San Juan Telephone Company (STSJ)

    • Landing points

  • Cacique, Dominican Republic
  • Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico
  • Miramar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    • References

    ANTILLAS I Wikipedia
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