Archive for May, 2009
Honduras earthquake breaks Telefonica’s submarine cable
Telecompaper, Netherlands
The operator now leverages the Atlantic backup route to maintain internet and data connectivity for customers in Honduras. Telefonica International Wholesaler Services (TIWS), which provides international connectivity services to the Speedy broadband …
Topics: broadband, telecommunications, telecom
USCarrier Telecom Extends Fiber Optic Network to Metro Birmingham
PR Newswire (press release), NY
USCarrier has more than 3400 route-miles of state-of-the-art fiber optic network in four states, monitored twenty-four hours, seven days a week. For more information on USCarrier and its products and services, visit the company Web site at …
Topics: carrier, telecom, VoIP, telecommunications
The FCC’s New Deal for rural Internet
Ars Technica, MA
And here he is as plain as fiber. “Relying on market forces alone will not bring robust and affordable broadband services to all parts of rural America,” he writes. “Therefore, all levels of government should explore ways to help overcome the high …
Topics: telecom, government, broadband, FCC, telecommunications
Critical portions of Seacom undersea cable completed
Creamer Media’s Engineering News, South Africa
Construction of the critical portions of the Seacom undersea fibre optics cable along the east coast of Africa, including land-based infrastructure, and laying of the cable under the ocean floor, have been completed, and the countdown to operation – 43 …
Topics: broadband, construction, telecom, South Africa, server, telecommunications, telecoms, Africa
Verizon suing state over damaged underground cable
West Virginia Record, WV
By Justin Anderson -Kanawha Bureau CHARLESTON — Verizon West Virginia is suing the state Department of Transportation and Division of Highways, claiming workers damaged an underground cable during excavation work in Wheeling. …
Topics: Verizon, telecom, telecommunications
Local government groups working together on broadband projects
Baltimore Sun, United States
By Larry Carson | larry.carson@baltsun.com Drill operator Michael Walker works with a crew tunneling along Route 152 in Fallston for later installation of fiber-optic cable for Harford County. Working separately, two groups of local governments are …
Topics: telecommunications, United States, telecom, government, broadband
NTT Communications (NTT Com) Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement to Acquire Pacific Crossing Limited (Pacific Crossing)
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Pacific Crossing owns and operates the trans-Pacific, subsea fiber-optic network ring, PC-1, connecting the US and Japan . The 21000km PC-1 submarine cable system offers the highest reliability and the lowest latency across the Pacific. …
Topics: telecommunications, Japan, telecom
Chunghwa Telecom joins Asia-Pacific undersea cable installation
eTaiwan News, Taiwan
The proposed Asia Pacific Gateway will provide not only high-capacity, but also the most direct and express fiber links between Taiwan and other East Asian countries. It will be built on a route that avoids the areas prone to seismic activity, …
Topics: telecommunications, Taiwan, Asia, telecom, countries
Vodafone Qatar signs global connectivity deal with GBI
Gulf Times, Qatar
GBI’s submarine cable infrastructure around the Gulf will provide physical route diversity and improve reliability through its planned landing stations in Qatar. The project will significantly increase the available data capacity in the region and …
Topics: telecommunications, Qatar, telecom
TM joins consortium for undersea cable
Malaysia Star, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has joined a consortium to plan and develop a proposal to build an international undersea cable system, Asia Pacific Gateway (APG). The undersea cable links Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, …
Topics: Vietnam, telecommunications, Asia, Singapore, telecom, Hong Kong, Thailand
NTT to Detail Plans Today on Expanding Undersea Cable Business
Bloomberg
By Yoshinori Eki May 25 (Bloomberg) — Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japan’s largest fixed-line telephone operator, said it’s preparing to expand its underwater fiber-optic cable operations. “We’ve been preparing to reinforce and expand our …
Topics: 2G, telecommunications, Japan, telephone, telecom
Afghan government plans Internet curbs
Inquirer.net, Philippines
Work on the underground cable started two years ago. It follows the main road system in Afghanistan, linking the main cities, with links to six neighboring countries. The $64.5-million project is 80 percent completed with links to Tajikistan and …
Topics: telecom, countries, telecommunications, government, Philippines
New Undersea Cable Lands In Australia, Cheaper Internet Come September
Gizmodo Australia, Australia
On Tuesday, our good friend and ex-Giz editor Seamus was down at Collaroy in Sydney to welcome the arrival of a new underwater cable that promises to boost Australia’s internet capacity by 50 per cent and offer competition to the Tier 1 telcos for …
Topics: Australia, Sydney, telecommunications, telecom, Gizmo
50Mbps fiber lines for $99.95 per month in 17 states
Geek.com
A lot ofwever, cable has never been used and is just sitting there … cities, and runs between major cities, have what’s called dark fiber, which is previous fiber optics cable that was laid earlier in the decade during the heart of the dot-com era.
Topics: telecom, dark fiber, telecommunications, fiberoptic
MTN invests in $700m Europe-India cable
East African, Kenya
The undersea cable will also provide the first direct, high bandwidth optical-fibre submarine cable system from the United Kingdom to India. The MTN Group is involved in other undersea cable ventures in partnership with other operators, but according …
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, Europe, India, United Kingdom, Africa
