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UNITED KINGDOM

Intel Environment

Military Alliance NATO, Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty
Interior Intelligence Services MI5 National Criminal Intelligence Service / Metropolitan Police [Scotland Yard]
Exterior Intelligence Services MI6 / Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) WP FAS
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances UKUSA Agreement

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type Name Ownership Main Office URL Notes
GSM 1800 Cable and Wireless Worldwide (Cable and Wireless UK (England))   http://www.cw.com/
GSM 1800 Everything Everywhere Limited (Orange)(UK)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Everything Everywhere Limited (Orange)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Everything Everywhere Limited (T-Mobile (UK))     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
GSM 1800 Everything Everywhere Limited (T-Mobile UK)(UK)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (3)     http://www.three.co.uk/
GSM 1800 Mundio Mobile Limited (MCom)     http://www.uk01.com/
GSM 1800 TeleWare PLC (PMN)     http://www.privatemobilenetworks.com/
GSM 900/1800 Telefónica UK Limited (O2) Telefonica (ES   http://www.o2.co.uk/
3G 2100 Telefónica UK Limited (O2 (UK)) Telefonica (ES)   http://www.o2.co.uk/
3G 2100 VODAFONE Ltd (VODAFONE)     http://www.vodafone.co.uk/
GSM 900/1800 VODAFONE Ltd (vodafone)     http://www.vodafone.co.uk/

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type Name Ownership Connecting Operator Point A Connection Operator Point B URL/Notes
120 Gb/s AC-1 (Atlantic Crossing) Brookhaven Cable Station in Shirley, New York, (US) Land's End Cable Station in Whitesands, (UK) WP
320 Gbit/s AC-2 Bellport/Brookhaven, New York (US) Bude (UK) WP
3,84 Tbs EIG Tripoli (LY) / Abu Talat (EG) / Al Fujaurah (AE) / Barka (OM) / Djibouti (DJ) / Gibraltar (GI) / Jeddah (SA) / London (GB) / Marseille (FR) / Monaco (MC) / Mumbai (IN) / Sesimbra (PT) / Widemouth Bay (GB) / Zaferana (EG) Operator WP
480 Gbits/s SEA-ME-WE-3 Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP) WP

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name Location Operator Status Capabilities
Menwith Hill (ECHELON) Menwith Hill, Harrogate UK/USA (RSOC) Active Intelsat Europe till West-Asia
Belfast (Victoria Square) GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Brora, Scotland GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
GCHQ Cheltenham (Government Communications Headquarters)  NSA liaison is present. Active
Chicksands GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Culm Head GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Digby GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Hawklaw, Scotland  GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Irton Moor GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Molesworth UK/USA Active
Morwenstow UK/USA Active
Westminster, London GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
(Palmer Street) ?
Yemen ?  
Socotra Island  (planned)

Privacy Related Legislation

LI Legislation

SIGINT/COMINT Legal Grounds

Vendor Appearance

  • DATONG delivering the Metropolitan Police 10/2011

Articles / Events / Situations

Date Source Title Tags
14.11.2011 bbc.co.uk Oxford taxi conversations to be recorded, council rules GB
30.10.2011 Guardian Met police using surveillance system to monitor mobile phones GB DATONG
18.04.2010 Guardian No 10 Downing Street bugged by MI5, claims historian / Bugs placed in the cabinet room by Harold Macmillan in 1963 and not removed until 1977 GB MI5
11.07.2009 Wikileaks UK phone hacking scandal: The News of the World didn't go far enough GB Murdoch voicemail
17.12.2006 The Independent Police: we were bugged in effort to halt BAe Saudi arms inquiry GB SA
10.12.2006 the guardian US bugged Diana's phone on night of death crash US GB
11.06.2001 The Register US expands Echelon spying in UK GB US echelon privacy sigint nsa
16.05.2001 The register Eurocops want seven-year retention of all phone, Net traffic sigint privacy lawful interception europol