The South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3 (SEA-ME-WE3 or SMW3) submarine cable system has been retired as of December 2nd, 2024.
Ready for service in 1999, the SEA-ME-WE3 submarine cable system connects 39 cable landing stations in 33 countries and 4 continents, including Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe.
The SEA-ME-WE3 (SMW3) was the longest submarine cable system in the world with a total cable length of approximately 39,000 km, prior to the launch of the 2Africa cable system which spans approximately 45,000km connecting 46 cable landing stations in 33 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe.

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