Submarine Fiber Optic Communications back issues from June 2007:
Average internet traffic and bandwidth growth 2005-2006.
Jun 01, 2007 ... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] <Pre> Average Internet traffic and bandwidth growth 2005-2006Internet Traffice Bandwidth Trans-Atlantic 67% 34% Trans-Pacific 95% 54% ...
Verizon Business expands global network presence in Middle East, activating a private IP node in Cairo.(TOP NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Responding to the needs of multinational business customers, Verizon Business has expanded its next-gen-eration global IP network into Egypt. The company activated a private Internet Protocol node in Cairo, offering customers with operations in the region a direct and secure ...
Asia Netcom, China Netcom to power 2008 Games with new Qingdao connection.(TOP NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... China Netcom and its former subsidiary, Asia Netcom, have officially announced the launch of a new connectivity solution linking China and the rest of the world. The new solution consists of an extension of Asia Netcom's regional cable system, EAC, into China with a landing in the northern ...
Hibernia Atlantic adds 80 wavelengths of capacity onto its diverse and secure network.(TOP NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse trans-Atlantic transport provider, announced that the company has upgraded its network by adding 80 wavelengths of capacity onto its diverse and secure backbone, including the Canadian and European terrestrial routes as well as its trans-Atlantic ...
PTI plans upgrade of submarine cable.(CABLE UPGRADES)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Pacific Telecom Inc. (PTI) has announced that it will be conducting a 10-day maintenance work and upgrading project to its submarine fiber-optic cable, from June 15 until June 24, 2007. During the upgrade, PTI said its customers might experience longer download times with Internet and DSL ....
Tiscali ramps up US CapEx.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... TINet, the world's only carrier dedicated to wholesale IP-MPLS, is mounting an aggressive campaign to further establish itself in the North American wholesale IP transit market. As part of the campaign, TINet will be ramping up its network infrastructure and network capacity, as well as ...
ARCOS, trans-Atlantic cable out, CANTAT-3 back in service.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... The ARCOS cable in the Caribbean has been cut, affecting Internet access in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. The cable was apparently severed, probably by accident, on June 20 off Nicaragua. A cable ship should be on site by now and repairs are under way. ...
Vietnamese carriers to work together if SEAME-WE-3 is cut.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... The saga of the most notorious of all of the submarine cable outages--the theft of a large portion of Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong (TVH) by fishermen looking to sell the cable as scrap--continues. Concerned that the country's booming Internet market will be crippled if SEA-ME-WE3, ...
UK cable producer for submarines invests in new factory.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007; ... A British manufacturer of submarine cables is investing an undisclosed sum in a new factory at its base in the northwest of England. The UK arm of Seacon Phoenix intends to build a 28,000-square-foot factory in Barrow, Cumbria. The company's managing director, Bob Heron, said ...
Telkom prepares for SAT-3 competition, denies capacity problems.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Telkom's SAT-3 monopoly will expire in November, and they have publicly declared that they are preparing for competition. Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri recently announced the end of Telkom's SAT-3 monopoly in her annual budget speech in parliament recently. ...
Brasil Telecom GlobeNet sets another record year of growth.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... In response to record market demand, Brasil Telecom GlobeNet, who owns and operates the lowest-latency submarine fiber-optic cable system serving the Americas, announced that 2006 was the second year in a row the company had doubled its on-net capacity sales. Furthermore, the company ...
CTC Marine Projects appoints two new senior managers.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... CTC Marine Projects Ltd., part of the DeepOcean group and a subsea service provider, has announced the appointment of two new senior managers, promoting two of its established team members. Jake Tompkins becomes business development director with overall responsibility for the ...
Xtera announces the introduction of Nu-Wave ES and redefines on-demand pay-as-you-grow optical networking.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Xtera Communications announced the introduction of Nu-Wave ES, its latest high-performance all-Raman optical line system, designed to significantly lower the start-up cost of highly scaleable optical networks and redefine the pay-as-you-grow paradigm. The unparalleled performance of ...
Open access at cable landing stations, says TRAI.(INDIA)
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released regulation on International Telecommunication Access to Essential Facilities at Cable Landing Stations Regulations, 2007, which provides for the non-discriminatory, fair, and open access at cable landing stations. A ...
BSNL and MTNL's undersea cable plan gets leg up.(INDIA)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Public-sector BSNL and MTNL's plans to have their own undersea cable systems is gaining momentum. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked Millennium Telecom Ltd. (a JV between BSNL and MTNL, which has been set up to execute the project) to finalize the countries and the locations where ...
Undersea Cable Markets and the Developing World.(SPECIAL ANALYSIS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Part 1 of 2 Michael Ruddy mruddy@terabitconsulting.com Terabit Consulting First Street Center 245 1st St., 18th Floor Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 USA Abstract Large swaths of the developing ...
Leading hundred cable companies prove industry profitability.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Wire and cable revenues for the leading companies continue to grow, boosted by rising costs of raw materials. The "2007 Wire and Cable Financial Insight," a study of the world's 100 largest wire and cable producers published by Integer Research, has revealed the leading 100 companies have ...