SEA-ME-WE3 or South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3 was an optical submarine telecommunications cable linking those regions and is the longest in the world. The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography. This visualization shows the growth of the undersea cable network, global internet peering capacity, and the distribution of IP addresses via BGP announcements over time. Use the controls at the top to play the animation or step through year by year. Selecting a cable route on the map provides access to data about the cable, including the cable's name, ready-for-service (RFS) date, length. GEN-3 systems are designed not just to carry traffic, but to enable intelligence, automation, and interoperability across multiple landing points and operators. Completed in late 2000, it is led by France Telecom and China Telecom, and is administered by Singtel, a telecommunications.