Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live

摘要

Cuba has activated the Jamaica branch of its ALBA-1 submarine cable, which connects the island with Venezuela, according to Doug Madory of Internet analysis firm Renesys. Madory said he detected new traffic between state-owned telecom monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) and Cable & Wireless Jamaica beginning May 13, 2013. "They're gaining some physical diversity there, so if something were to happen to the main segment going to Venezuela, then they have this backup," Madory said.