KAFOS (Karadeniz Fiber Optik Sistemi - ''Black Sea Fibre Optic System'') is a
submarine telecommunications cable system in the
Black Sea
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linking Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
It has
landing points in:
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Mangalia
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,
Romania
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Varna, Bulgaria
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Istanbul
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, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 34000 to 34990
, area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side)
, registration_plate = 34
, blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD
, blank_i ...
,
Turkey
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it has a transmission capacity of 8 Tbit/s, and a total cable length of 504 km. It started operation on 13 June 1997.
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20070930122255/http://foptnet.ge/map2eng.htmMap of the cable system (3 Systems
BSFOCS,
KAFOS, &
ITUR)
{{Submarine communications cables in the Black Sea
Submarine communications cables in the Black Sea
Bulgaria–Turkey relations
Bulgaria–Romania relations
Romania–Turkey relations
Optical telecommunications cables
Internet in Bulgaria
1997 establishments in Bulgaria
1997 establishments in Romania
1997 establishments in Turkey