Farice is a

telecommunications service provider Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

operating in

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

. The company offers

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, DWDM and

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services and offers only international connectivity. The company operates mainly as a carrier for

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customers and data center service providers. Farice was founded in November 2002 and is the main provider of International connectivity in and out of Iceland.PFS - Skráð fyrirtæki
Retrieved 26. February 2013. Farice is owned by the

Arion Bank Arion Banki hf., formerly Nýja Kaupþing hf. (), is an Icelandic bank with roots tracing back to 1930. The bank operates in the Greater Reykjavík area as well as in the largest urban areas around the country. In 2016 the bank had the third large ...

Landsvirkjun Landsvirkjun, () the National Power Company of Iceland, is Iceland's largest electricity generator. Landsvirkjun operates 21 power plants in Iceland concentrated on five main areas of operation. History Landsvirkjun was founded on 1 July 196 ...

the national power company of Iceland and the Icelandic state. The company also serves the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

with international capacity and extends the

Greenland Connect Greenland Connect is a submarine communications cable system that connects Canada, Greenland, and Iceland. The cable contains two fibre pairs specified for 128*10 Gbit/s wavelength each. Initial lit capacity is 1*10 Gbit/s for each fibr ...

submarine cable for

Tele Greenland Tusass (formerly Tele-Post) is a Greenlandic postal and telecommunications company dating back to 1879. Tusass is the largest telecommunications company in Greenland. The company's headquarters are located in Nuuk. The company is divided into th ...

to Europe. Farice ehf owns two submarine cables, named DANICE and

FARICE-1 FARICE-1 is a submarine communications cable connecting Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Scotland. The cable has been in use since January 2004 and is 100% owned by Iceland. The cable had an initial design capacity of 720 Gbit/s and is a two ...

and has points-of-presence in Reykjavik,

Hafnarfjörður Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region, on the s ...

and

Keflavík Airport Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njarð ...

in Iceland and abroad in the following main places: Telecity II

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, Telehouse East & West

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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and Klingran Torshavn. The submarine capacity available is a multiple of

terabits The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a logical state with one of two possible values. These values are most commonly represented as ...

per second.

References

External links

Farice official website
Telecommunications companies of Iceland Internet service providers of Iceland Submarine cables 2002 establishments in Iceland Telecommunications companies established in 2002 {{Iceland-company-stub