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In This Issue 58 j u l y Voice 2011 of the ISSN 1948-3031 Industry Regional Systems Edition In This Issue: The State of Submarine Cables in Africa The Communications Blockade SubOptic 2013 – April in Paris ISSN 1948-3031 Submarine Telecoms Forum is published bimonthly by WFN Strategies. The publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form, in whole or in part, very year at this time I have a the placement of the maillot jaune on a without the permission of the publishers. problem of focus. Since the 2nd Frenchmen on Bastille Day in real time Submarine Telecoms Forum is an independent com mercial publication, of July my mind has found it while sitting at my desk in Virginia serving as a freely accessible forum for E difficult to stay concentrated on the job seems not only fitting, but also makes one professionals in industries connected with submarine optical fibre technologies and at hand. Emails have gone unanswered; mindful of the things we in our industry techniques. phone messages have not been promptly make possible every day. Liability: while every care is taken in preparation of this publication, the actioned; the staff has noticed a certain publishers cannot be held responsible for So, call or email after the 24th and I promise the accuracy of the information herein, or vacuous look in my eyes. Even a week at any errors which may occur in advertising to be more attentive and engaged. In the or editorial content, or any consequence the beach has not positively impacted. arising from any errors or omissions. meantime, vive le Tour de France! The publisher cannot be held responsible For the recent Father’s Day, my son and for any views expressed by contributors, and the editor reserves the right to edit any his wife gave me an “All Access” package, advertising or editorial material submitted which allows me to receive a streaming for publication. Contributions are welcomed. Please live feed. So, until 11 AM or so each day, forward to the Managing Editor: except rest days of course of which there has been only one to date, I am glued to PUBLISHER my screen, comparing and contrasting Wayne Nielsen Tel: +[1] 703 444 2527 the leaders with the peloton with team Email: [email protected] standings and so on. EDITOR The idea does not elude me that such Kevin G. Summers access to live sports could only be possible Tel: +[1] 703 468 0554 through the submarine cables we so Email: [email protected] eagerly develop and install. Watching 2 Copyright © 2011 WFN Strategies In This Issue... Exordium 2 Testing Submarine Cables 24 Letter to a Friend 42 Wayne Nielsen 2,000Km From Landfall: Jean Devos Why A New Generation Of News Now 4 Faster Testers Is Necessary Advertiser Index 43 Andy Cole Regional Systems Analytics 6 Coda 44 SubOptic 2013 – April in Paris 28 Kevin G. Summers Reginal Systems: The State of 7 Submarine Cables in Africa Stephen Jarvis Back Reflection 32 Stewart Ash The Communications Blockade 11 Rich Potter Cyta Strengthens its 35 Telecommunications Hub 2011 SubTel Forum Awards: 15 in the Eastern Mediterranean The Winners Yiannis Koulias Coming Full Circle in the 17 Conferences 40 Subsea Upgrade Market Mark Wickham, David Robles A Funny Thing Happened... 41 & Edwin Muth 3 News Now Alcatel-Lucent and Mobily Deliver EA to invest $400m in fibre optic IHC Engineering Business targets Superfast Broadband with Successful cables the offshore trenching market with Trial of Superfast Mobile Network in the appointment of a new Trenching Saudi Arabia EMU Limited detects the English Systems Sales Manager Channel tsunami AMP eyes Europe’s offshore wind Infinera Swiftly Supports Pacnet in sector Europe Persia Express Gateway the Restoration of Critical Services Agreement (EPEG) Signed after Japan Earthquakes ARMM eyeing 6,000 new jobs Glo1, Julius Berger seal connectivity Infraco to invest $74 million in Bahamas Telecom Company extends contract infrastructure U.S.-Caribbean cable to Haiti Globe Telecom: Enabling seamless Internet Solutions increase SAT-3/ Caribbean Crossings pays out $30m worldwide connections through WACS capacity preference debt diverse cable systems Lebanon boosts internet access with Commercial operation of Cyprus- Hibernia Atlantic’s Project Express link to I-ME-WE Egypt segment of ALEXANDROS Marine Survey is Underway submarine cable subsystem Next generation ROV simulators Huawei Marine Networks Complete announced Cuba gets high-speed internet Construction of the MATARAM- connection KUPANG Cable System Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH Pacnet Named Wholesale Operator Subsea Construction Services Joint and Global Marine Systems Ltd. to of the Year at Asia Communication Venture Launches In The Middle East supply and install the infield cabling Awards 2011 of the Global Tech I Wind Farm in the SubTel Forum Achieves New North Sea PTC’12 Proposal Submission Milestone Deadline: 5 July 2011 Novosco Chooses Hibernia Atlantic Syrian Internet Restored Rapid growth helps EMU become for High Speed, Diverse Connectivity Telecom Italia Sparkle, through Throughout Europe UK's marine consent and survey leader its Mediterranean operations of NTT Com to Launch New Data MedNautilus, and Cyta, announce Center in Malaysia RComm to launch undersea cable the agreement for the creation of system ‘Hawk’ the first submarine ring network NZ challenge to undersea cable connecting Cyprus to Greece monopoly SEACOM Teams Up With Mozambique's TDM Tonga-Fiji submarine cable project Offshore Marine Management safe launches survey and subsea business Sidera Networks Continues to Deliver Superior Access and Speed Transworld And TE Subcom To Pac-West Announces Further With Connectivity to ancotel USA Upgrade TW1 Undersea Fiber Optic Investment from Parent Company Colocation and Data Center Facility Cable System Columbia Ventures Corporation in Westbury, New York Van Oord to install and bury cabling Pacific Fibre questions Southern South Africa: Undersea Cables for DanTysk offshore wind farm in Cross cable internet capability Will Double Broadband Capacity, Germany Pyramid Finds Pacific Fibre will not route cable to Wellington Southern Cross Twins Committed to Ultra Fast Broadband and National Pacnet Boosts Japan Network Broadband Network Capabilities Regional Systems Analytics 6 Reginal Systems: The State of Submarine Cables in Africa Stephen7 jarvis n many ways, change can be like a (according to Deon Liebenburg of RIM),” This association promoted a number of landslide – building over time, tied commented Chris Wood, CEO of WIOCC. new international fiber systems. The Ito many small pieces moving at once, This previously unprecedented use of competition that these new systems will and unstoppable once begun. In Africa, a bandwidth by Africa has led to an influx bring will help to encourage lower prices change has begun that is altering continent of companies and increased deregulation and greater coverage by local industry as much as a landslide can reshape the side by many countries in a similar manner leaders. It’s hope for changes such as this of a mountain. A leading aspect of these to South Africa. This has allowed new that has led to many African countries changes has been the deregulation and businesses to begin laying submarine rethinking regulatory policies. subsequent boom of the telecoms industry. cables and providing competitive service to their respective regions. However, the change is not necessarily In 2005, South Africa deregulated the immediate. In South Africa, any noticeable telecoms industry with the legislation “We announced last December that we change took nearly six years. In that time, of Voice over Internet Protocol, which would more than double the system’s a number of policy alterations and even the promises a more affordable way to stay 30Gbps initial lit capacity. We’ve now taken threat by Parliament to regulate call rates in contact with the world. While it hasn’t another look at that, and we are looking to occurred. These were instigated by such been as straight-forward an improvement increase it by two or three times more than factors as the unchangingly high rates of as hoped, a certain trend seems to have our original plan because demand has more strongly rooted companies, slowing occurred. “An estimated 15.1 million moved so fast.” says Wood. WIOCC is the the shift to a competitive system. It is only smartphones were sold in sub-Saharan owner of the EASSy system, which was recently that the field has been cleared for Africa in 2010 – 10% of all handset activated July of last year and measures newer companies to begin laying cable. sales in the region, and this percentage 10,000km. It links South Africa with But, as long as diversity of companies is is expected to rise to 30-40% by 2014 Sudan, but also is connected to multiple protected by policy, competition will have international cables, strongly connecting a positive effect on African countries. EASSy to the larger world community. Created with a capacity of 4.72Tbps, in a Diversity is apparently not going to be a year it has increased from 1.4Tbps in an problem. Three major cables have been attempt to meet increasing demand in launched in Africa this past year. Main the region for access. Wood believes that One, Lion, and EASSy with an average demand for bandwidth will only continue bandwidth of 2.1 Tbps. Main One to grow, and hopes to improve the system currently has operating landing points as technology progresses. in Nigeria, Ghana, and Portugal and plans are underway to open a second Deregulation is proving to be a growing stage extending to South Africa. Looking trend in Africa. Angola, for instance, is into the future, WACS (currently under a Sub-Saharan country with began its construction with an RFS date of 2011), own deregulation with the creation of the ACE, SAex, and Lion-2 are all planned Angola Cable Consortium in June 2009.
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