Alcatel Wins US$200 Million Undersea Network in the Atlantic.PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998--Alcatel has been awarded a US$200 million contract by Global Crossing for a new, high capacity, undersea telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. off the east coast of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . On completion at the end of 1999 the system, to be called `Mid-Atlantic Crossing' (MAC), will connect Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is located in central Suffolk County, New York, USA, and stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. ; Hollywood, Florida Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 145,879.[3] Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the ninth largest city in Florida. ; St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, and Bermuda over 6000 kilometres. The repeatered network will utilise wavelength-division multiplexing In fibre-optic communications, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) is a technology which multiplexes multiple optical carrier signals on a single optical fibre by using different wavelengths (colours) of laser light to carry different signals. (WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. ). Operating over two fibre pairs, the system will initially use four wavelengths operating at 2.5 Gbit/s providing a traffic path of 20 Gbit/s capacity and capable of carrying a mix of voice, data and video traffic. In order to cater for future traffic growth, Alcatel will be supplying a network capable of expansion to a minimum capacity of 40 Gbit/s. It will be able to operate at a greater number of wavelengths and at a bit rate of either 2.5 Gbit/s or 10 Gbit/s. Mr. Christian Reinaudo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel Submarine Networks, commented: "The advent of newly-emerging carriers, such as Global Crossing, is completely changing the face of the development of international connectivity. Not only is the marketplace for undersea links currently an exceptionally active one, but our customers are demanding ever-higher capacities with the capability for coping with The Coping With series of books is a series of books aimed at 11-16 year olds, written by Peter Corey and published by Scholastic Hippo. The first book, Coping with Parents, was released in 1989, and the series continued until the last book, Coping with Cash future traffic growth as demands for data connections, like the Internet, for example, continue their explosive growth." Mid-Atlantic Crossing is the most recent addition to Global Crossing's plans for an expanding worldwide network which will enable direct undersea fibre optic connectivity between Europe and Japan. Alcatel is a world leader in telecommunications systems and equipment, with operations in over 130 countries. It provides complete solutions and services ranging from backbone networks to user terminals for operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers. Alcatel Alsthom, to be renamed Alcatel, has been up to now a multi-business company with revenues of $31 billion in 1997. It is currently reshaping its portfolio on its core business, telecom and cables, with a dedicated revenue of $22 billion in 1997. For more information, visit Alcatel via the web at: http://www.alcatel.com. Alcatel Submarine Networks, the part of the Alcatel group responsible for all its undersea telecommunications networks activities, is currently working on contracts around the world valued at over US$1.2 billion. Global Crossing is a leading independent developer, owner, and operator of open-access fiber-optic global telecommunication networks, with offices in Hamilton, Bermuda; Los Angeles; Morristown, New Jersey Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 18,544. Its estimated population in 2004 was 18,842. It is the county seat of Morris CountyGR6. ; San Francisco and London. CONTACT: Alcatel Corporate Press Office: Pascale Strubel, 33 (0)1 40 76 12 69 pascale.strubel@alcatel.fr or Alcatel Submarine Networks Lesley Hepden, 44 (0)181 293 2413 lesley.hepden@asn.alcatel.co.uk or Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : Charlotte Laurent Ottomane, 33.(0)1 40 76 13 30 ottomane@alcatel.fr |
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