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{{about|the transatlantic telecommunications cable|the computer adventure game|Atlantis II}}
{{Infobox Submarine communications cable
| cable_name     = ATLANTIS-2 (ATLANTIS II)
| map            = Atlantis-II-map.png
| owners         = <!--sourced from alcatel page below-->
Carrier consortium of 25<br/>(including Telintar, Embratel, Sonatel, Cabo Verde Telecom, Telefónica, Marconi, Telecom Italia, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon)
| landing_points =
{{unbulleted list
| '''1.''' {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Las Toninas]], [[Argentina]]
| '''2.''' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fortaleza]], [[Brazil]]
| '''3.''' {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Praia]], [[Cape Verde]]
| '''4.''' {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
| '''5.''' {{flagicon|Spain}} [[El Médano]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
| '''6.''' {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sesimbra]], [[Portugal]]
}}
| technology       = Fiber optics DWM
| design_capacity  = 160&nbsp;Gbit/s
| current_capacity = 40&nbsp;Gbit/s
| length           = 12,000 km
| topology         = Trunk and Branch
| first_use_date   = {{Start date|2000|05|10}}
}}
'''ATLANTIS-2''' is a [[fiber optic]] [[transatlantic telecommunications cable]] connecting [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Senegal]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Spain]]'s [[Canary Islands]] and [[Portugal]]. It is the first submarine cable to link [[South America]] and the [[Africa]]n continent.

The Atlantis 2 project total cost was US$370 million invest by a 25 international carrier consortium led technically and financially by [[Embratel]] with more than US$100 million of the investment.

Embratel, which organized the project, also installed two additional fiber pairs of 40&nbsp;Gbit/s for its exclusive use between [[Fortaleza]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name='convergedigest.com'>{{cite web|url=http://www.convergedigest.com/Daily/v7/v7n092.htm#Atlantis%202%20Cable%20Enters%20Service%20Between%20South%20America%20and%20Europe |title=Atlantis 2 Cable (40 Gbps) Enters Service Between South America and Europe |publisher=Converge! Network Digest |date=May 2000 |work=convergedigest.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927174252/http://www.convergedigest.com/Daily/v7/v7n092.htm |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>

The cable was ready for service in February 2000 with a launch capacity of 40&nbsp;Gbit/s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=New Optical Cable Will Link Morocco, Portugal |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/03/337236/new-optical-cable-will-link-morocco-portugal |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=moroccoworldnews}}</ref> On May 10, to celebrate the definitive start-up of that operation, a [[videoconference]] between [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]] ([[President of Brazil]]) and [[António Guterres]] ([[Prime Minister of Portugal]]) was held to demonstrate the new link.

It is approximately 12,000 kilometers in length.
The cable was disconnected on 10 January 2022 due to a consortium decision,
pending upgrades to 160&nbsp;Gbit/s.<ref name='ieee-cqr.org'>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee-cqr.org/2010/Day%202/Session%207/3_Spilios_Makris%20FIFAMAKRIS%20-%202014_2016_Olympics_presentation_version.pdf |title=Atlantis-2: Some Facts |publisher=Telcordia |author=Spilios_Makris |page=9 |date=June 9, 2010 |work=ieee-cqr.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425163804/http://www.ieee-cqr.org/2010/Day%202/Session%207/3_Spilios_Makris%20FIFAMAKRIS%20-%202014_2016_Olympics_presentation_version.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref>

The landing points include:

# [[Las Toninas]], [[Argentina]]
# [[Fortaleza]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Praia]], [[Cape Verde]]
# [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
# [[El Médano]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
# [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]

== Sources ==
{{cite news
| title     = News Network
| first     = Hui
| last      = Pan
| newspaper = Submarine Fiber Optics Communications Systems Monthly
| publisher = Information Gatekeeper Inc
| location  = Boston
| issn      = 1070-096X
| date      = May 2000
| volume    = 8
| issue     = 5
| pages     = 9–10
| url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=NanJiKR2QccC&pg=PA9
| format    = PDF }}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== See also ==
[[List of international submarine communications cables]]

Individual cable systems off the west coast of Africa include:
* [[ACE (cable system)|ACE]]
* [[GLO-1 (cable system)|GLO-1]]
* [[Main One (cable system)|Main One]]
* [[SAT-2 (cable system)|SAT-2]]
* [[SAT-3/WASC (cable system)|SAT-3/WASC]]
* [[WACS (cable system)|WACS]]

{{Transatlantic telecommunications cables}}
{{Submarine communications cables in the Atlantic Ocean}}

[[Category:Transatlantic communications cables]]
[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the North Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the South Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Infrastructure completed in 2000]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Argentina]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Brazil]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Cape Verde]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Portugal]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Spain]]