MAREA submarine cable
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The invisible infrastructure of global connectivity
The MAREA submarine cable is one of the highest-capacity transatlantic cable systems in the world and a joint project between Microsoft and Facebook. As the first transatlantic cable to land directly on the Iberian Peninsula, MAREA opens up new opportunities for connecting Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East to the North American market. Submarine cables such as MAREA form the invisible foundation of global data traffic, with over 99% of international data flowing through them rather than through satellites or the cloud.
Route & connection
MAREA connects Virginia Beach (USA) to Bilbao (Spain) and spans the North Atlantic on a more southerly route than many other transatlantic cable systems. The landing in Bilbao makes MAREA a strategically valuable cable for companies wishing to connect southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, Africa and the Middle East via further cable connections. With a total length of around 6,600 kilometers, MAREA is one of the shortest transatlantic cables.
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Technology & capacity
MAREA uses state-of-the-art fiber optic technology and offers a capacity of up to 200 Tbit/s, which is achieved through the use of eight fiber pairs. Essentially, these are the technological features:
- Open Cable Design: MAREA is designed as an open cable system and enables users to use their own transmission technology and thus flexibly scale the capacity.
- Eight fiber pairs: The high number of fiber pairs forms the basis for the system’s enormous transmission capacities.
- The latest generation of fiber optic technology for minimal signal loss and stable transmission quality along the entire transatlantic route.
Provider Overview
SAVECALL as access to MAREA
Due to its strategic landing in Bilbao, MAREA is particularly interesting for companies that want to efficiently connect southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East in addition to the North American market. As a joint project between two of the world’s largest technology companies, MAREA stands for maximum reliability and capacity reserves that can also cover the growing bandwidth requirements of international companies in the long term. Access to capacity on hyperscaler cables such as MAREA requires direct wholesale partnerships and in-depth market knowledge. This is exactly where SAVECALL comes in. We have direct market access, analyze your global connectivity strategy and source capacity on MAREA specifically for your requirements.
The result for our customers:
- Direct capacity access to MAREA without reseller chains
- Transparent price benchmarking and market data
- Strategic connection of Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East
- Negotiation of IRU structures and leased capacity models
- Clear SLAs and ongoing capacity management

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Why
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