title: KAFOS
text: # KAFOS
  
  KAFOS (Karadeniz Fiber Optik Sistemi - Black Sea Fibre Optic System) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the Black Sea linking Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
  
  It has landing points in:
  
  * Mangalia, Romania
  * Varna, Bulgaria
  * Istanbul, Turkey
  
  it has a transmission capacity of 8 Tbit/s, and a total cable length of 504 km. It started operation on 13 June 1997.
  
  