LION (cable system)

Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)

Landing points

Total length 1000 km
Design capacity 1.28 terabits per second
Date of first use 2009

Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION) is a submarine communications cable system that connects Madagascar, Réunion, and Mauritius.[1] It is 1,000 kilometres long.[1] It is capable of delivering up to 1.28 terabits per second.[1] The project was financed by a consortium made up of Orange Madagascar, Mauritius Telecom and France Telecom S.A..[1]

It has cable landing points at:[2][3]

The cable will subsequently be extended to Nyali, Mombasa in Kenya with a LION2 branch connecting Mayotte.[4][5]

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