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{{Short description|Submarine communications cable}}
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'''SAT-2''' was a [[submarine communications cable]] linking [[Melkbosstrand]], [[South Africa]], to [[El Medano]], [[Tenerife]] Island, [[Spain]] and [[Funchal]], [[Madeira islands]], [[Portugal]]. It was {{convert|9,500|km}} long, contained 82 [[repeater]]s, operated at 560&nbsp;Mbit/s and was in service from 1993 to January, 2013.
It is the property of [[Telkom (South Africa)|Telkom SA Ltd]], [[Telefónica]], [[Marconi Corporation plc|Marconi]], [[British Telecom]], [[France Cables et Radio]], and [[Deutsche Telekom]].

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

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

==Notes==
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{{Transatlantic telephone cables}}
{{Submarine communications cables in the Atlantic Ocean}}

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[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the North Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Submarine communications cables in the South Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Internet in Africa]]
[[Category:Portugal–South Africa relations]]
[[Category:Portugal–Spain relations]]
[[Category:BT Group buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Telefónica]]
[[Category:Deutsche Telekom]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Portugal]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in South Africa]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Spain]]

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