AAE-1

In 2014, Djibouti Telecom joined the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) consortium to build what was, at that time, the largest submarine cable constructed. Spanning 25,000km, AAE-1 links South East Asia to Europe via Egypt.

This cutting-edge cable system utilizes 100Gbps transmission technology, boasting a design capacity of 40 Tbps and terminating at major carrier-neutral PoPs in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Marseille.

In service since June 2017, AAE-1 also extends further into Asia through terrestrial routes across Thailand.

Network Map

AAE1 Map

System Details

Request For Service (RFS)

June 2017

Number of Fibre Pairs

4/5 fibre pairs

Initial system design capacity

40Tbps

Cable Length

25,000km

Wavelength technology

100Gbps

Owners

China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Etisalat UAE, Hyalroute, Metfone, Mobily, OTEGLOBE, Omantel, Ooredoo, PCCW, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd., Reliance Jio Infocomm, Retelit, TIME dotCom, TeleYemen, Telecom Egypt, VNPT International, Viettel Corporation

Landing Points

Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Cape D’Aguilar, China
Djibouti City, Djibouti
Abu Talat, Egypt
Zafarana, Egypt
Marseille, France
Chania, Greece
Mumbai, India
Bari, Italy
Penang, Malaysia
Ngwe Saung, Myanmar
Al Bustan, Oman
Karachi, Pakistan
Doha, Qatar
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Satun, Thailand
Songkhla, Thailand
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Vung Tau, Vietnam
Aden, Yemen