Submarine Fiber Optic Communications back issues from July 2008:
Construction Cost of Submarine Cables, 1998-2010.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Construction Cost of Submarine Cables, 1998-2010 ...
KDDI, Rostelecom deploy 900km fiber-optic cable between Japan and Russia.(TOP NEWS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... According to the NHK channel, Japan-based KDDI and Russia's Rostelecom have deployed an optical fiber cable across the East Sea (Sea of Japan). The two firms laid down two 900km lines between the city of Joetsu in Japan and the Russia-based city of Nakhodka. The cables would be able to ...
MTN to roll out a new 5,000km fiber-optic cable network.(TOP NEWS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... South African telecom firm MTN plans to invest around R1.4-billion for constructing a 5,000km optical fiber network in South Africa. According to Tim Lowry, MTN's managing director for South Africa, the company would spend this amount in association with other service providers, hinting ...
Globacom's 9,500km undersea cable likely to get completed in May 2009.(TOP NEWS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... According to Globacom COO Mohammed Jameel, the Nigerian communications service provider's 9,500km submarine cable worth $250 million is likely to be completed by May 2009. Mr. Jameel said that the "Glo" undersea cable is likely to cover Ghana by May ...
Alcatel-Lucent signs new contract to build the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the Europe India Gateway submarine cable network.(CONTRACTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000km (9,000-mile) Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. EIG is the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber submarine cable system from the United Kingdom to India, and will ...
THUS signs [pounds sterling]12 million contract with FARICE.(CONTRACTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THUS announced that it has signed a [pounds sterling]12 million agreement with FARICE, the operator of the underwater cabling network that links Iceland to the rest of the world, to provide it with high-bandwidth network connectivity in the UK. THUS is providing 200Gbps of capacity to ...
E-Marine upgrades cable ship for oil and gas work.(CONTRACTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... E-Marine PJSC, a provider of submarine cable installation, maintenance, and repair in the Middle East, announced the successful attainment of CS NIWA after its upgrade to DP II, which will allow it to perform surgical operations in very close proximity to oil and gas platforms. ...
Gtd Manquehue selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy first FTTH network in Chile based on GPON technology.(CONTRACTS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Gtd Group, one of the main service providers in Chile, to deploy the country's first network based on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology. Installation and deployment of the GPON network will start ...
BT links to Scottish Isles.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BT is laying a new fiber-optic submarine cable between Orkney and the Scottish mainland to help bring its 21st Century Network to the Northern Isles. The 70km cable will run from Skaill Bay in Orkney under the Pentland Firth to Dunnet Bay, around five miles east of Thurso. ...
Japan-Russia cable lit.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... TransTeleCom Company CJSC (TTK), a Russian telecommunications backbone operator, and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced that the Hokkaido-Sakhalin Cable System (HSCS)--which directly links the two companies' telecom networks via an undersea cable between Nevelsk, Sakhalin, ...
Omantel signs agreement to extend MENA cable to Oman.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) and Middle East and North Africa Company (MENA) of Egypt have recently signed an agreement on the landing of a submarine fiber-optic cable on the Omani coast to enhance international telecommunications traffic between the Sultanate of Oman and the ...
Subsea work begins on fiber-optic cable network in Southeast Alaska.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Engineers skilled in laying undersea telecommunications cable will begin working in Southeast Alaska waters in July, placing 750 miles of fiber-optic cable on the ocean floor, GCI officials announced. For residents in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Angoon, and Sitka, this ...
Global Crossing inaugurates submarine cable in Costa Rica's pacific coast.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Global Crossing, a global IP solutions provider, announced the lighting of its new fiber-optic submarine cable in Esterillos of Parrita, Puntarenas. Global Crossing; Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the state-run entity responsible for Costa Rica's telecommunications; and the ...
Columbus Networks completes landing station in Boca Raton.(NEW CABLES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Columbus Networks has completed construction of a cable landing station in Boca Raton, Florida, marking the last major step before activating an $80 million express undersea fiber-optic route that connects South America with the United States via Colombia and Florida. The ...
Cobian's Triton Telecom bridges the Caribbean.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Cobian International Group Inc. introduced Triton Telecom Inc., their undersea "Communiscape" cable company, the first to directly connect Florida and Puerto Rico. Triton Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cobian International Group Inc., headquartered in Orlando Florida. ...
CTC receives Frame Agreement from StatoilHydro.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CTC Marine Projects Limited, a division of the Trico group, was recently awarded a Frame Agreement by StatoilHydro ASA for the provision of trenching services. The Frame Agreement is for a three-year period, with options to extend for two x two years, and covers offshore Norway ....
CTC appoints manager for Australia.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CTC Marine Projects, a division of the Trico group, announced that it has appointed Marcus Hemsted as technical sales manager for Australia and New Zealand, operating from the company's newly opened Perth office. Marcus has extensive experience of the subsea and telecoms industries, having ...
Marine sector and environmental groups unite to launch joint statement on draft Marine Bill.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG) and Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) came together in July to launch a joint statement on areas of agreement on the draft Marine Bill. The statement is a prime example of industry and environmental groups working together to ensure the ...