Editing SAT-3/WASC (section)

{{Infobox submarine communications cable|cable_name=South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3/WASC)|map=image:SAT-3--WASC-route.png|image size=200|owners=[[Telkom Group]] (13%), [[France Telecom]] (12.08%), [[NITEL (Nigerian company)|Nitel]] (8.39%), [[AT&T]] (12.42%), and [[VSNL]] (8.93%).|landing_points=* Chipiona, Spain 
* Altavista, Gran Canaria, Spain
* Sesimbra, Portugal 
* Dakar, Senegal  
* Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 
* Accra, Ghana 
* Cotonou, Benin 
* Lagos, Nigeria 
* Douala, Cameroon 
* Libreville, Gabon 
* Cacuaco, Angola 
* Melkbosstrand, South Africa|length=13000 km|topology=trunk and branch|design_capacity=340&nbsp;Gbit /s|current_capacity=|technology=[[Fibre-optic]]|first_use_date=2001|fate=Active|construction_beginning=|construction_finished=|built_by=|area_served=[[West African coast]]|homepage=|footnotes=}}
'''SAT-3/WASC''' or '''South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable''' is a [[submarine communications cable]] linking [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]] to [[South Africa]], with connections to several [[West Africa]]n countries along the route.

It forms part of the SAT-3/WASC/SAFE cable system, where the [[SAFE (cable system)|SAFE]] cable links South Africa to [[Asia]]. The SAT-3/WASC/SAFE system provides a path between Asia and Europe for telecommunications traffic that is an alternative to the cable routes that pass through the [[Middle East]], such as [[SEA-ME-WE 3 (cable system)|SEA-ME-WE 3]] and [[Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe|FLAG]]. SAT-3 has a capacity of 340 [[Gbit/s]] while SAFE has a capacity of 440&nbsp;Gbit/s. The SAT-3 system together with SAFE was built by a consortium of operators .<ref>Southwood, Russell (February 7, 2006). [http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/1863.html ICASA Enquiry Into Telkom's SAT-3 Monopoly Awaits Government Response]. My ADSL.</ref>