GO-1
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GO-1 is a submarine communications cable
system that links Sicily
to Malta
, operated by the Maltese telecommunications company GO
.
It currently consists of a single cable, laid in 1995, linking St George's Bay in Malta to Catania
in Sicily. The laying of the second leg of the system, linking St Paul's Bay in Malta to Mazara del Vallo
in Sicily, started in December 2008; it is expected to be operational in early 2009.
There were reports of cable failure on the St. George's Bay/Catania cable in December 2008, concurrent with the failure of several other cable systems at around the same time.
It has been speculated that these multiple failures of apparently unrelated submarine cable systems may have been related to seismic activity in the region.
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
system that links Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
to Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, operated by the Maltese telecommunications company GO
GO (Malta)
GO p.l.c. is a provider of local and long distance telephone services, wireless service, cable television, and DSL Internet access. GO is based in Marsa, Malta.-History:...
.
It currently consists of a single cable, laid in 1995, linking St George's Bay in Malta to Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
in Sicily. The laying of the second leg of the system, linking St Paul's Bay in Malta to Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo is a town and comune in southwestern Sicily, Italy, which lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river, administratively part of the province of Trapani....
in Sicily, started in December 2008; it is expected to be operational in early 2009.
There were reports of cable failure on the St. George's Bay/Catania cable in December 2008, concurrent with the failure of several other cable systems at around the same time.
It has been speculated that these multiple failures of apparently unrelated submarine cable systems may have been related to seismic activity in the region.