The Venezuelan Festoon Submarine Cable is an undersea fiber optic cable system that spans approximately 1,000 kilometers in length. It connects the island of Curacao in the southern Caribbean to the Venezuelan mainland, providing high-speed internet connectivity to both locations.
The cable system was installed in 2006 by Alcatel-Lucent and is capable of transmitting data at a maximum capacity of 40 Gbps. It consists of eight fiber pairs and is designed to offer redundancy and reliability through its diverse routing options.
The Venezuelan Festoon Submarine Cable plays a critical role in enabling communication and commerce between the island of Curacao and the mainland, as well as providing international connectivity to Venezuela. It is also an important component of the global network of undersea cables that power the internet.