Archive for March, 2009
Visionary Installs Metro Ethernet in Cody Wyoming
Emediawire, WA Visionary Communications has installed Metro Ethernet in Cody Wyoming, providing Ethernet Internet connectivity over copper telephone lines. Cody will benefit from Visionary’s expanded business data services, a service that rivals Internet connectivity in larger cities. Topics: telecom, Ethernet, telephone, telecommunications
Huawei Marine Bags Undersea Cable Contract From Tunisie Telecom
TelecomTiger, India Huawei Marine said it has bagged a contract from Tunisie Telecom to lay out undersea cable system, dubbed ‘Hannibal System’ in Tunis , while not revealing the size of the contract. The Hannibal system, a 170-km long undersea cable will connect Kelibia … Topics: telecom, Hannibal System, telecommunications, Tunsie Telecom, India
Pacnet Centers Call Operations in Malaysia
ZDNet Asia, Singapore Meanwhile, Pacnet has applied for a Network Services Provider license in Malaysia. It hopes its ownership of the EAC-C2C undersea cable network will help raise its profile as a regional business connectivity provider. Topics: Asia, telecommunications, Singapore, telecom
Damaged Cable Interrupts Phone Service in Arkansas
Times-Herald, AR AT&T crews said the workers repairing the sewer had called Arkansas One Call before starting work, but apparently the line was undetected. Topics: telecom, telecommunications
Undersea Cable Futures Uncertain
ITWeb, South Africa Discussions surrounding two undersea cable systems, one mostly privately sponsored, and the other a key Department of Communications (DOC) project, appear to be ongoing, as no conclusion has been reached on the future of either. Topics: Africa, telecommunications, telecom, telecoms, South Africa
A Global Cable Network of Fragile Links
Independent, UK The Internet is the most powerful and sophisticated networking structure ever constructed by man. Yet its physical architecture remains relatively simple, depending to an alarming degree on one basic component: the cable. Topics: telecommunications, networking, Australia, telecom
Huawei Submarine Wins Tunis Telecom Undersea Cable Deal
China Daily, China Huawei Submarine, a joint venture between Chinese flagship telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies and UK-based marine engineering company Global Marine Systems, has won a contract to build a undersea cable project in Tunis. Topics: China, telecommunications, telecom
Fibre Optic System Testing To Commence
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya The laying of the 15000 kilometre fibre optic undersea cable came to an end Saturday after its arrival at the Mombasa landing station. The cable 100 percent owned by the private sector through Sea Submarine Communication Limited (SEACOM) was pulled out… Topics: telecommunications, telecom
South Africa: Self-Provisioning Dream Unfulfilled
Creamer Media’s Engineering News, South Africa Given that it costs up to R1 000/m to roll out a fibre-optic network, it is unlikely that many of the over 500 new individual electronic communications network services (I-ECNS) licence holders, now entitled to self-provide, will take up the costly challenge. Topics: telecom, telecommunications, Africa, South Africa, provisioning
Routing Light With A Single Atom For Quantum Computing
Ars Technica, MA The experiment makes use of ultra-cold cesium atoms, a micro-toroid, and some optical fiber—of course if it were this simple, implementations would be working in someone’s garage. The optical fiber is stretched so that it has a thin section… Topics: telecom, telecommunications
Verizon Now Can Offer New Services and Direct Connections to Undersea Cable
Media Newswire, NY The approval allows Verizon Business to offer its suite of private line services to multinational customers and to activate the company’s wholly owned submarine cable capacity to India, providing direct connections to Verizon’s global network … Topics: Verizon, India
Remy Cointreau Selects Reliance Globalcom's Single-Source Solution
MarketWatch Reliance Globalcom owns the worlds largest private undersea cable system spanning 65000 kms seamlessly integrated with Reliance Communications over 175000 rkms of domestic optic fiber provides a robust Global Service Delivery Platform connecting 40 key … Topics: Reliance Communications
Telx Chooses AboveNet Dark Fiber to Link NY Metro-Area Data Centers
HostReview.com, IL Telx, one of the largest domestic interconnection and colocation data center operators, has chosen AboveNet, a leading fiber optic connectivity provider, to link its New York and New Jersey-based data centers with dark fiber … Topics: dark fiber, ISP
AFS Offers Managed Wavelength Services Over Metro Fiber Networks
MSNBC D’Angelo added, “It’s no secret that the ILECs offer a much more difficult and complex route to gain this type of access. We’re making it faster and easier for companies who just want it done so they can get on to the business of doing business… Topics: ILEC
First Phase Of LUS Fiber Runs Smoothly
The Daily Advertiser, LA In addition, crews have already begun work on Phase II, which includes three pockets of the city – one northeast of University Avenue, near downtown; another southeast of Johnston Street, south of US Route 90; and another along and east of Ambassador … No topics for this post.
