Finance & Legal Edition Issue 25 March 2006 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 ExordiumWelcome to the March 2006, 25th issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum, our Finance & permission of the publishers. Legal edition. Submarine Telecoms Forum is an independent com- Spring has well and truly come to Virginia. The daffodils planted seasons before are mercial publication, serving as a freely accessible forum for coming up much more plentiful now. We are appreciating an early thaw with the professionals in industries connected with submarine optical promise of a bountiful harvest to come. And, funny enough, this month’s articles reflect fibre technologies and techniques. a similar exuberance and wistful optimism not seen for some time. Liability: while every care is taken in preparation of this Authors, who have come through and are willing to put their proverbial heads on the publication, the publishers cannot be held responsible for the block of public opinion, have provided, once again, some excellent industry insight for accuracy of the information herein, or any errors which may your consideration. occur in advertising or editorial content, or any consequence arising from any errors or omissions. John Manock discusses the positive trends ahead for the submarine systems market, while Jim Bishop and John Walker enhance the continuing cable security discussion. The publisher cannot be held responsible for any views expressed by contributors, and the editor reserves the right Daryl Chaires describes the benefits of all-Raman technology, while Ray Drabble to edit any advertising or editorial material submitted for assesses the environmental risks of cable decommissioning. Stewart Ash describes publication. recent UJ developments, and Andy Bax announces a recent technology acquisition. We reprise Richard Faint’s excellent article about the ‘terrors’ of cyberspace, as Andy Shaw © WFN Strategies L.L.C., 2006 informs about the re-birth of an old industry brand name. We conclude the multi-part serialization by Bob Bannon and Doug Burnett of terrorism and cable infrastructure Contributions are welcomed. Please forward to the concerns. Jean Devos returns with his ever-insightful observations, and of course, our Managing Editor: Wayne F. Nielsen, WFN Strategies, ever popular “where in the world are all those pesky cableships” is included as well. 19471 Youngs Cliff Road, Suite 100, Potomac Falls, Virginia 20165, USA. Happy reading and we hope you enjoy this edition, and offer in closing the reflections of Don Corleone who once opined in awe, “A lawyer with his briefcase can Tel: +[1] 703 444-2527, Fax:+[1] 703 444-3047. steal more than a hundred men with guns.” Email: [email protected] General Advertising Les Valentine Tel: +[1] 281 531 7417 Email: [email protected] Designed and produced by Unity Marketing 2 Advertisers ContentsIssue No 25 Emails to the Editor 4 A2Sea 43 March 2006 NewsNow 5-9 CTC 5-9 Recovery Year Behind Us With a Solid Book Global Marine Systems 33 Great Eastern 37 of Business Ahead John Manock 12-14 Nexans 11 THERE IS NO SAFETY IN NUMBERS…(James Thurber) Mobius Group 38 THE SECURITY ISSUES OF MULTIPLE CABLE LANDINGS. OFS 15 Jim Bishop and John Walker 16-18 STF Advertising 10 Unrepeatered Submarine Links Benefit STF Reprints 4 Xtera 20 From All-Raman Technology Daryl Chaires 19-20 WFNS 44 Submarine Cable Decommissioning: Assessing the Environmental Risks Ray Drabble 21-24 Where does the UJ Consortium go from here? Stewart Ash 26-30 Global Marine Technology Update Andy Bax 31-32 In Space No One Can Hear You Scream Richard Faint 34-37 Underwater Infrastructure Protection, Risk, Mitigation, and Pro-Active Prosecution: Part III Robert Bannon and Doug Burnett 39-43 Rising Anew From The Ashes Andy Shaw 45 Tracking the Cableships 46-50 Letter to a Friend Jean Devos 51 Upcoming Conferences 52 Middle East above 3 options. If, for example, RTD is of opti- on those segments of the route than there was The oldest and traditional fiber optic route is Thankmum importanceyou for yourto the Email buyer, then the new two or three years ago. Emails to and Ithe was short impressed cut towith the Issue 23. 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