The 400 km-long FLY-LION3 cable will enhance the connectivity in the Indian Ocean by opening a new route to connect Mayotte to the global internet and a direct connection to Grande Comore. Orange Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Orange group, is responsible for laying the cable.
Diversification and security
With landing stations in Kaweni (Mamoudzou) and Moroni, FLY-LION3 provides new diversification solutions for submarine telecommunications infrastructure and provides greater security in the event of outages in the zone.
FLY-LION3 will also link to existing cables LION2 and EASSy, offering a direct connection to the east coast of Africa.
The FLY-LION3 cable benefits from wavelength division multiplexing technology1, which enables each fibre pair to reach a maximum capacity of 20x100Gbps. The cable includes two pairs of fibres making for a total capacity of 4 terabits per second. FLY-LION3 will support the development of high-speed broadband internet in both regions for many years to come.