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Alcatel-Lucent wins submarine cable deal.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The WACS consortium and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a turnkey contract valued at several hundred million U.S. dollars to deploy a new submarine cable network that will provide the first direct connection between Southern Africa and Europe. Named the West Africa Cable System (WACS), this ...
ChinaCache selects Pacnet to support network expansion.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Pacnet announced that it has entered into a partnership with ChinaCache, a content delivery network (CDN) in China to support its global expansion plan and extend its network to Hong Kong. The deal will enable ChinaCache to use Pacnet's network resources in Asia to set up its network hub ...
Pacnet expands its Asia network with Xtera's NXT terminals.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Pacnet, an Asian independent telecommunications service provider, has completed the first phase of a comprehensive rollout of new upgraded capacity using Xtera's NXT submarine line terminals, in its EAC-C2C cable network connecting Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, ...
Phoenix announces award of deepwater maintenance projects.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Phoenix International Holdings Inc. (Phoenix) announced the award of two deepwater underwater maintenance projects in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. Contract work includes the removal and replacement of six non-wet mateable tension monitoring system cables on the ...
Telstra wins contract from Commonwealth Bank of Australia.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has awarded a 10-year managed services contract to Australian operator Telstra ahead of its telecommunications network upgrade. The group's network upgrade will ...
TV5MONDE selects Tata Communications' CDN services to reach global audience in real time.(CONTRACTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tata Communications and TV5MONDE, the leading global French-language network, have announced that TV5MONDE has selected Tata Communications' LiveBroadcast service to distribute key events in real time via the Internet. LiveBroadcast, a high-quality, flash-based streaming service, will ...
Tata Communications announces participation in West African Cable System.(NEW CABLES)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tata Communications has announced its participation in the $600 million, new West African Cable System. This investment will further boost Tata Communications' global reach and enhance the company's investments in the region. A multinational consortium of leading ...
AT&T teams to test 114G.(TECHNOLOGIES)
Apr 01, 2009 ... AT&T, NEC Corporation of America, and Corning Incorporated presented the results of another record-setting optical fiber transmission capacity test, using emerging network technologies to transmit data at 114 Gigabits per second over each of 320 separate optical channels on a single, ...
Tata Communications positioned in the Challengers quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for managed security services.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tata Communications announced that it has been positioned by industry analyst firm Gartner Inc. in the Challengers quadrant of its "Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) in North America" report. The Magic Quadrant evaluates MSSPs such as Tata Communications on ...
Tata Communications to launch Cisco Telepresence exchange.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tata Communications announced that it will introduce telepresence exchange services for Cisco TelePresence, a major expansion of its telepresence services. The Global Meeting Exchange will support meetings between any connected private and public Cisco TelePresence rooms. Tata ...
U.S. to boost telecommunications links with Cuba.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The U.S. has adopted a series of changes in its telecoms policy towards Cuba. According to a White House statement, the measures aim to help bridge the gap among divided Cuban families and promote the freer flow of information and humanitarian items towards Cuban citizens. The ...
Global Crossing prepared to optimize new federal broadband fund.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Global Crossing, a global IP solutions provider, announced several steps it is taking to optimize opportunities under the $7.2 billion federal stimulus programs aimed at expanding broadband deployment. In a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and ...
Orange boosts Asia-Pacific network.(NETWORKS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Orange Business Services, France Telecom Group's division for worldwide enterprise services and an information and communications technology provider, has enhanced its next-generation converged IP network in Asia-Pacific to deliver greater coverage, capacity, performance, and resilience to ...
Pacnet completes significant capacity upgrades on EAC-C2C.(NETWORKS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Pacnet announced the completion of its first phase of network upgrades, which almost doubles the capacity on Asia-Pacific's highest-capacity subsea cable network, EAC-C2C. "With the completion of the first phase of our planned upgrades for EAC-C2C, we have almost doubled our ...
ITU optical technology standards guide available.(STANDARDS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... ITU-T has published a guide on the use of the ITU-T Recommendations related to optical technology. Currently available in PDF form, it is expected that printed versions will be made available shortly. The publication of the guide is in part to meet the requirements of WTSA-08 ...
Opportunity, innovation, and strategy for submarine cable owners, operators, and investors.(EVENTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... An independent observer will note that the submarine cable industry is a unique industry; it has a life of its own, oblivious to the happenings of the economic activity around it, supported and protected by a group of loyal men and women who have seen it through its infancy and its ...
ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum opens in Lisbon.(CONFERENCE REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF-09) opened on April 22 in Lisbon, Portugal, setting the course for the future development and growth of information and communication technologies (ICT). WTPF-09 focuses on key policy issues driving the current ICT environment and which ...
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NEC wins contract to build Submarine Cable Asia Network (SCAN) system.(CONTRACTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... NEC Corporation announced the signing of a multimillion-dollar full turnkey contract with PT. Fangbian Iskan Corporindo ("FIC") and Telemedia Pacific Inc. ("TPI") to supply the new intra-Asian Submarine Cable Asia Network ("SCAN") system. The signing ceremony took place at Surabaya, ...
NEC to upgrade PanAmerican submarine cable.(CONTRACTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... NEC Corporation announced the signing of a multimillion-dollar contract with a purchaser consortium of 11 telecommunications carriers for upgrading the PanAmerican Cable System. This cable system connects the west coast of South America and the Caribbean through Panama. The 11 purchasers ...