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SubmarineTelecomsFORUM REGIONAL SYSTEMS An international forum for the expression of ideas and opinions Issue 20 Issue 17 pertaining to the submarine telecoms industry May 2005 January 2005 1 Submarine Telecoms Forum is published bi-monthly by WFN Strategies, L.L.C. The publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form, in whole or in part, without the permission of the publishers. ExordiumWelcome to the 20th edition of Submarine Telecoms Forum, our Regional Systems issue. Submarine Telecoms Forum is an independent com- We are approximately 14 months from the previous SubOptic and only 24 months from the mercial publication, serving as a freely accessible forum for next! Whether that latter fact produces an air of excitement is certainly debatable, but I look professionals in industries connected with submarine optical forward to the next conference with far less trepidation than the last. fibre technologies and techniques. Liability: while every care is taken in preparation of this As I discussed with a GIS colleague recently, it is really nice to be drawing lines on a chart publication, the publishers cannot be held responsible for the again; even short lines are better than none of late. And while it’s still not time to cash in one’s stock, it is time to work again on some real projects. And those, even small, are a start. accuracy of the information herein, or any errors which may occur in advertising or editorial content, or any consequence arising from any errors or omissions. This issue brings some exciting articles together for your consideration. The publisher cannot be held responsible for any views Brian Crawford of Trans Caribbean Cable Company gives his view of the world in this issue’s expressed by contributors, and the editor reserves the right installment of Executive Forum. John Manock discusses regional system trends, coupled to edit any advertising or editorial material submitted for with Rogan Hollis explaining his vantage of regional reality. Andy Bax reveals the rise of publication. regional networks while Rolf Boe suggests an interesting rise in offshore communication needs. Virginia Hoffman raises concerns of shore-end installations, as Jim Bishop explains © WFN Strategies L.L.C., 2005 the EU’s waste regulations and submarine cables. Doug Stroud presents record deepwater cable successes, and we will tempt all with a foretaste of SubOptic Contributions are welcomed. Please forward to the 2007. We conclude the multi-part serialization of From Elektron to ‘E’ Commerce. Jean Devos returns with his ever-insightful observations, Managing Editor: Wayne F. Nielsen, WFN Strategies, and of course, our ever popular “where in the world are all those 19471 Youngs Cliff Road, Suite 100, Potomac Falls, pesky cableships” is included as well. Virginia 20165, USA. Tel: +[1] 703 444-2527, Fax:+[1] 703 444-3047. Good reading, and in the meantime, keep those certificates Email: [email protected] firmly papered to your bathroom walls – just in case. General Advertising Les Valentine Good reading. Tel: +[1] 281 531 7417 Email: [email protected] Designed and produced by Unity Marketing 2 Issue No 20 Editors Exordium 2 Global Marine 21 ContentsNewsNow 4-6 Great Eastern Group 14 May 2005 Executive Forum Brian Crawford 7 Lloyd’s Register 31 Nexans 24 Back to the Future: John Manock 9 STF Reprints 17 Suboptic 2007 12 STF Advertising 8 Regional Reality Rogan Hollis 16 STF Cable Map 30 The Rise of Regional Submarine Networks Andy Bax 19 Tyco Telecommunications 4,6,15 Off-Shore Communications by Rolf Boe 22 WFN Strategies 34 History of the industry Part 4 - Stewart Ash 32 Submarine Communications 20th 19 The Forgotten Mile Virginia Hoffman 25 Letter to a Friend Jean Devos 43 Is Submarine Cable WEEE Jim Bishop 27 Record Successes in Deepwater Cable Doug Stroud 29 The Cableships 35 Diary 44 3 Asia Netcom Touts the Philippines for BPO DuringCrest Communications a media briefing, Urges Bill Barney, FCC to AsiaReject Netcom’s Tyco PresidentBid to Sell and Fiber COO, to VSNL outlined the importance of in- ternationalCiting significant telecoms homeland solutions security concerns, in facilitating Crest the coun- try’sCommunications emerging Corp. role urged as a the provider Federal Communications of business proc- Commission to reject Tyco Telecommunication's application A synopsisA synopsis of of current current news news items items from from NewsNow,NewsNow, thethe weeklyweekly news news feed feed available available on on the the essto sell outsourcing its global fiber network(BPO). to VSNL Telecommunications, a SubmarineSubmarine Telecoms Telecoms Forum website.website. www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/company owned by the Indian government and the Tata Group, India's largest civilian defense contractor. 26_september_2004.htm Alcatel Announces Contract for Algeria-France BT Extends Reach in Asia Pacific Region www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/10_april_2005 AfricanCable Power Venture to Have International AlcatelBT has announced Wins Contracts further investment from VNPT in Asia Pacific of Asia Pacific Carriers Form Coalition Fiber Network Alcatelapproximately has announced US$48 million. that it has been awarded two Alcatel has announced that it would be deploying a new, turnkey GlobalDMCS Completedcarriers operating in Asia Pacific have formed Fivesubmarine African cable states network launched for Orascom a Telecom, project the to largest put a new multi-million www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/20_march_200 dollar contracts by Vietnam5 Posts and GSM network operator in the Middle East, Africa and South a telecommunications carriers group focused on 3,500Asia. Scheduled MW power for service station in the on second the mighty half of 2005, Congo the new river Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT). promotingNEC successfully open completed market Dumai policies Melaka and Cable best Sysmem practice (DMCS) on 18 December 2004 and handed it over to PT andsubmarine run power cable network lines throughwill connect Angola Marseille and in France Namibia to to regulatory frameworks throughout Asia Pacific. Algiers and Annaba in Algeria spanning nearly 1,300 km and www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and Telekom Malaysia Berhad. headfurther off improving looming the connectivityshortages between and spur Algeria, development. European 24_october_2004.htmColumbus Communications Buys New World www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/27_march_2005 and international networks. www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ Network 19_september_2004.htm www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/10_april_2005 Antilles Crossing Plans Cable System 31_october_2004.htm Columbus Communications Ltd. and New World Network AntillesInternational, Crossing Ltd. have hasannounced received that they landing have signed approvals a AT&T Will Slash 7,400 Jobs and $11 Billion in Assets letter of intent for Columbus to purchase New World Network, a FLAG Hosts Celebration to Kick Off FALCON Alcatel Outlines User-Centric Vision for Asia-Pacific fromleading the provider Governments of advanced, high-speedof Barbados, clear channel St. Lucia and IP and AT&T Corp. is cutting at least 7,500 more jobs and FLAG Telecom recently hosted an official celebration of the Alcatel Alcatel has to Upgradeannounced SEA-ME-WE-3 that it is officially launching theservices United in the States Caribbean to regionbuild, and own, the principaland operate owner of a the new slashing the book value of its assets by $11.4 bil- Americas Region Caribbean Optical-ring System (ARCOS). FALCON submarine cable in the system's hub city of Muscat, itsAlcatel vision has of announced User-Centric that it has Broadband been awarded services a multi-million in the submarine fiber optic cable between St. Croix and lion,Oman. drastic moves prompted by the company’s plan US dollar turnkey contract to deploy an integrated submarine Barbados www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/10_april_2005 with a spur connection to St. Lucia. Asia-Pacific region. to www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/17_april_200 retreat from the consumer telephone5 business. and terrestrial optical solution for the 10 Gbps upgrade of the www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network. www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ 24_october_2004.htm 24_october_2004.htm www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/20_march_2005 24_october_2004.htm 41 AsiaPartnership Netcom Toutsto Serve the Offshore Philippines Energy for BPO Market DuringGlobal Marine a media Systems briefing, Limited Billand SMITBarney, Heavy Asia Lift Europe Netcom’s B.V., a division of SMIT International, have announced their Presidentintention to cooperate and COO, to meet outlined the needs the of theimportance growing of in- ternationalrenewable energy telecoms market. solutions in facilitating the coun- try’s www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/1_may_2005 emerging role as a provider of business proc- A synopsis of current news items from NewsNow, the weekly news feed available on the ess outsourcing (BPO). FLAG Telecom Providing Circuits to T-Systems Management Changes at Cable Bahamas Submarine Telecoms Forum website. www.subtelforum.com/NewsNow/ FLAG Telecom has announced the delivery of protected STM- Cable Bahamas Ltd. has announced the appointment of 26_september_2004.htmQtel Signs Agreement for FALCON Landing 16 (2.5 Gbps) circuits for T-Systems International GmbH. The Brendan Paddick as Chairman to the Board of Directors and Station in Qatar circuits, between T-Systems' locations in Tokyo and Hong Kong, Chief Executive Officer. This appointment