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IONIAN
Working towards the evolution and growth of Greece’s Network
GRNOG12
June 24th 2021
IONIANIntroduction
IONIAN is a new submarine and terrestrial fiber optic system
connecting Athens and Thessaloniki to Milan and Rome.
It addresses the need for very large wholesale capacity
(wavelength, spectrum, dark fiber) between Western Europe
and Greece through a new system on a completely diverse
route
IONIAN is neutral: we sell fiber infrastructure and
transmission capacity wholesale. We do not address the retail
market and we do not compete with our customers
IONIAN is independent: it belongs to IslaLink, a reputed
Spanish Submarine Operator with strong expertise in
developing, building and operating submarine cables
In operation since 2001, IslaLink has deployed submarine
systems connecting the Balearic Islands, the Canary
Islands, Morocco and Algeria
IONIAN is promoted by ISLALINK.
Since 2001, ISLALINK has developed systems connecting the Balearics, the Canaries, Morocco and Algeria
Deployed and operated by IslaLink Marseilles OranLink 2011
Deployed by IslaLink
Consortium
Project Developed by IslaLink
BalaLink 2001
Valencia
Mallorca
Ibiza
2021 ORVAL 2019
Sevilla
Annaba
2011 CanaLink Oran
Loukkos 2012
Asilah
La Palma
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
Milan
IONIAN
Overall system configuration
Rome
Bari
Thessaloniki
IONIAN has been designed to be the most advanced and
reliable infrastructure for the Greek international wholesale Preveza
market:
Crotone 320 km
➔ Submarine cable fully diverse from existing routes and
through deep waters (1.000 m)
➔ The Italian backbone will connect Crotone to Milan and Athens
Rome with fully diverse routes (total 3.200 km) 4
➔ The Greek backbone will connect Preveza to Athens and
Thessaloniki with fully diverse routes (total 1.400 km)
IONIAN
Submarine cable
322km
24 fibre pairs
33km 250km surface lay 39km
buried deep waters (>1.000m) buried
Line rate Number of Total capacity per fibre
Italy Landing Point Greece Landing Point Distance (Km) Spacing (GHz) 1
(Gbps)1 Channels1 pair1
Crotone Preveza 322 300 93.31 51 15.3 Tbps
▪ Landing points: Crotone, Italy - Preveza, Greece
▪ The submarine segment is 322km long, with 24 fibre pairs and unrepeatered
▪ Open Submarine Cable: open to all transmission equipment suppliers
▪ ~78% will lie within deep waters (>1,000m), elsewhere buried for protection from fishing, anchoring…
▪ Protected with single and double armour in higher risk areas
▪ Cable lay estimated to take around 3 weeks
Note: 1: This is a specific transmission configuration, the system is open to any supplier and other configurations can be used
IONIAN
Submarine cable
322km
24 fibre pairs
33km 250km surface lay 39km
buried deep waters (>1.000m) buried
Double Armoured
cable (DA)
Single Armoured
Cable (SA) Teliri Cable Ship (Elettra)
Lightweight Protected
Cable (LWP) Cable
load
operation Alpha 9 R.O.V.
Excavator
IONIAN
Submarine cable
• Operating wd 100m
• Maximum trench depth 5m
322km
• Sea bed nature: any
24 fibre pairs
33km 250km surface lay 39km
buried deep waters (>1.000m) buried
Cutting chain
• Operating wd 100m
• Maximum trench depth 2m
• Sea bed nature: Mud, Sand
Jetting machine
• Operating wd 100m
• Maximum trench depth 2m
• Sea bed nature: Mud, Sand, soft soil
Shore-end operation
IONIAN
Project timeline
2020
October 2020 Landing points selected - completed
Permit Feasibility Study – completed
2021
January Desktop Study, Route Engineering –
completed
May Financial closing – completed
May Supply Contract signed - completed
May – June Marine Survey
July PIPs application
October 2021 Cable Manufacturing
May 2022 Landing Infrastructure Construction
2022
October 2022 Cable Main Lay and Post-lay Inspection
and Burial
November 2022 System Commissioning and Final Test
November 2022 System Ready for Service
IONIAN Services
IONIAN is a repeaterless and technology independent high
fiber count system.
Increasing capacity per fiber pair along with technology
evolution starting with more than 8 Tbps at RFS date.
A repeaterless submarine cable ensures a very long system
lifetime (exceeding 25 years)
Service End Points Contract Duration
10 G Wavelength Athens - IRU / 1- 15 years
Thessaloniki Lease
/Milan – Rome
100 G Wavelength Athens - IRU / 1 – 15 years
Thessaloniki Lease
/Milan – Rome
Spectrum Athens - IRU 10+ years
Thessaloniki
/Milan – Rome
Dark Fiber Crotone – IRU 10+ years
Preveza 25 years
System lifetime
IslaLink
Goya, 59
28001 – Madrid
T: +34 91 426 05 44
www.islalink.comYou can also read
