TWA-1

TW1 is a 1,300 km submarine telecommunications cable linking the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Pakistani Tier-1 provider, Transworld Associates.^[1]

TW1
Owners: Transworld Associates
Operator: Transworld Associates
Total length	1,300 km
Design capacity	1.28 Tbit/s
Technology	DWDM
Date of first use	2006
Website	www.tw1.com

The cable uses DWDM technology with two fiber pairs and has a design capacity of 1.28 Tbit/s. In 2016, Transworld contracted Huawei Marine (HMN) to add 3x additional 100 Gbit/s wavelengths to the TW1 cable system.^[2]

Landing points and operators

TW1 Cable Landing Points

Location	Operator & Technical Partner
Karachi, Pakistan	Transworld Associates
Fujairah, UAE	Etisalat by e&
Al Seeb, Oman	Omantel