UK-Belgium 5 (cable system)
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UK-Belgium 5 was a submarine communications cable
linking the UK and Belgium. It is notable for having been the very first international undersea cable system to use optical fibres rather than coaxial cable.
The cable was laid in 1986. It was owned by a consortium which included British Telecom. The cable was manufactured by Standard Telephones and Cables
. It runs between Broadstairs
in the UK and Oostende in Belgium, and has a total length of 58km.
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....
linking the UK and Belgium. It is notable for having been the very first international undersea cable system to use optical fibres rather than coaxial cable.
The cable was laid in 1986. It was owned by a consortium which included British Telecom. The cable was manufactured by Standard Telephones and Cables
Standard Telephones and Cables
Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd was a British telephone, telegraph, radio, telecommunications and related equipment R&D manufacturer. During its history STC invented and developed several groundbreaking new technologies including PCM and optical fibres.The company began life in London as...
. It runs between Broadstairs
Broadstairs
Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about south-east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St. Peter's and had a population in 2001 of about 24,000. Situated between Margate and...
in the UK and Oostende in Belgium, and has a total length of 58km.