The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fibre-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans. Read the rest of this entry
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Posted September 8th, 2010 by michael
Posted June 2nd, 2010 by michael
New technology is exciting for consumers, but the industry faces a conundrum over who pays for the infrastructure to support growth, and of how to deliver it - as the submarine cable market twitches into life once again.
Posted May 28th, 2010 by michael
Alcatel-Lucent and Main One Cable Company Limited, owner of a new cable on the West Coast of Africa, have signed a maintenance contract for the Phase 1 of the Main One cable system, an open access submarine cable network aiming to contribute to enhance African and international connectivity.
Posted April 19th, 2010 by michael
ABB, has won an order worth USD 110 million from Eni Norway AS to build a power link between a new oil and gas platform in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian power grid.
Posted March 29th, 2010 by michael
Nexans has (literally) extended the subsea cable laying capabilities of the C/S Nexans Skagerrak, already one of the world’s most advanced cable ships, following the successful completion of a major conversion and upgrading project.
Posted March 1st, 2010 by michael
A U.S. company with plans to run a $1.2-billion fibre optic cable through the Northwest Passage has approached Canadian officials to begin laying the groundwork for approval of the proposed telecom link between Eastern Asia and Western Europe via North America’s polar frontier.
Posted February 27th, 2010 by michael
The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - which landed in Mtunzini last week- is one of nine undersea telecommunications cables that will connect various parts of sub-Saharan Africa to the rest of the world by 2011.
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by michael
While everyone was wondering when Arctic oil and gas exploration would begin, the Kodiak Kenai Cable Company has been making plans to lay a fibre-optic link through the Northwest Passage.
Posted January 5th, 2010 by Jane
Powered by the Sun, wind and wave, Europe is uniting to build renewable energy ’supergrid’ as North Sea countries plan a vast €30bn scheme to provide a clean weather-proof energy supply.
Posted January 4th, 2010 by admin
The Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority (MINTA) and Tyco Telecommunications, have announced the Marshall Islands-flagged “Tyco Durable” will begin to lay cable as part of a regional subsea cable network.