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Tycom, Pottington, Devon

This major cable landing station in Pottington was built in 2001 by troubled Tycom, It was then acquired by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) in 2005 and then rebranded in 2007 to Tata Communications. The cables land at Saunton and run along the river path to Pottington. TGN Atlantic runs between Wall Township, New Jersey, USA to […]

Repeater Sites

Every 70km or so, fibre networks need to be repeated (regenerated) to reduce degradation and lower capacities. All the networks will have these sites dotted along the route of their network. These usually contain rackspace for line termination equipment, backup batteries and air conditioning. Sometime’s, these sites will be built into regional hubs or co-located […]