AT&T, Alcatel join forces to link Africa to information superhighway.MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1995--Undersea cable units of Alcatel and AT&T today announced the signing of an agreement to cooperate on the promotion, design, manufacture, supply and installation of Africa ONE Africa One is a Democratic Republic of Congo based airline. The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the EU. Accidents and incidents 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash: an Antonov An-26 cargo plane operated by Malift Air crashed into a market in the , a system that will bring the most sophisticated telecommunications technology to the continent of Africa. Africa ONE, an undersea fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power system that will ring the continent of Africa, is a project of the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. , and the Pan-African telecommunications agencies RASCOM RASCOM Regional African Satellite Communication Organisation and PATU PATU Pan-African Telecommunications Union PATU Pan American Taekwondo Union PATU Police Anti-Terrorist Unit (South Africa) , and AT&T and Alcatel. The fiber optic technology upon which Africa ONE will be based will be the most advanced communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry available in the world and will be fully compatible with the telecommunications technologies existing within the continent. "We are pleased that Alcatel is joining us in this important effort to establish true global connectivity for Africa. Providing these resource-rich developing economies with access to the most sophisticated communications capability creates an unprecedented set of circumstances, that promise exponential 1. (mathematics) exponential - A function which raises some given constant (the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e. f x = b^x If no base is specified, e, the base of natural logarthims, is assumed. 2. economic growth for Africa," said William B. Carter, president of AT&T Submarine Systems Inc. "A project such as Africa ONE offers phenomenal development opportunity for all of the countries of Africa. Alcatel Submarine Networks is very happy to take part in this promise of a great future," said Jacques Leclercq, president of Alcatel Submarine Networks. Earlier this year, AT&T Submarine Systems signed Memoranda of Understanding with RASCOM, the regional African satellite communications organization, and PATU, the telecommunications agency of the Organization of African Unity Organization of African Unity (OAU), former international organization, established 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 37 independent African nations to promote unity and development; defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of members; eradicate all forms of . In addition, the International Telecommunications Union, an agency of the UN, formally endorsed the project at a meeting of its Development Sector in Tunisia last month. These organizations will work to see that Africa ONE complements existing and planned African telecommunications systems. RASCOM, an association of more than 40 African countries, has a charter to manage regional telecommunications for all of Africa, including the establishment of a regional African satellite system. PATU, the telecommunications-specialized agency of the Organization of African Unity, is responsible for coordinating telecommunications development activities throughout the continent. The membership of PATU presently includes 44 African countries. The International Telecommunications Union, an agency of the United Nations, is the international organization responsible for the regulation and planning of telecommunications worldwide, and for the promotion of and contribution to the development of telecommunications and the related infrastructures worldwide. Alcatel Submarine Networks, a subsidiary of Alcatel Cable, specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of undersea telecommunications systems on a turnkey basis worldwide. The subsidiary encompasses the capabilities of Alcatel Submarcom and STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club Submarine Systems. AT&T Submarine Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T, supplies undersea telecommunications systems worldwide. It operates a fleet of six cable ships and has installed enough undersea cable to circle the earth six times. AT&T and Alcatel plan to begin construction of Africa ONE in 1996, and to complete the project in 1999. CONTACT: AT&T Elizabeth Park
Elizabeth Park is located on Jefferson Street in Trenton, Michigan. It overlooks the Detroit River and features a public marina. 201/644-7052 (Office) 201/361-9884 (Home) -or- Alcatel Submarine Networks Lesley Hepden +44/181-293-2413 (Phone) +44/181-293-2707 (Fax) |
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