Cyprus-Israel Optical System (CIOS) is a submarine telecommunications cable system[1] in the Mediterranean Sea linking Cyprus and Israel.

Overview

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CIOS has landing points in Ayia Napa (Greek: Αγία Νάπα), Cyprus and Nahariya (Hebrew: נַהֲרִיָּה), Israel].

It has a design transmission capacity of 622 Mbit/s and a total cable length of 250 km.[2]

Operations began on 11 April 1994.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ lindenphotonics (2023-02-06). "What is Underwater Cable? and How Does Underwater Cable Work?".
  2. ^ "Technical Information". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-10-15.