ULYSSES is a submarine communications cable network divided into two sections: ULYSSES-1 and ULYSSES-2 that transit the English Channel and the North Sea, respectively. It carries telecommunications and internet signals to-and-from the United Kingdom to the continental European Union. It began service in 1997 and is owned by WorldCom International, BT, France Telecom and KPN.
ULYSSES-1 has landing points in:<BR> 1. St Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom<BR> 2. Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
ULYSSES-2 has landing points in:<BR> 3. Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom<BR> 4. Near IJmuiden, North Holland, the Netherlands
The route then continues inland into mainland Europe and joins the two cables together at:<BR> 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands<BR> 6. Düsseldorf, Germany<BR> 7. Frankfurt, Germany<BR> 8. Saarbrücken, Germany<BR> 9. Brussels, Belgium<BR> 10. Reims, France <BR> 11. Fresnes-lès-Montauban, France<BR> 12. Paris, France
And from the two UK landing points the cable connects together at:<BR> 13. London, UK