wiredinUSA August 2012

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US seeks fiber-optic cable The US military plans to install a $40 million underwater fiber-optic cable to improve communications at Guantanamo Bay. A spokesman for the Guantanamo military commission has said that the cable will run 800 miles (1,290km) between Guantanamo Bay and South Florida. Army Lt Col Todd Breasseale anticipates that the system could begin operating within two years. Communications at the base currently rely on a single satellite; technicians frequently need to reroute band- widths to meet the needs of various organizations based in Guantan- amo. Cuban authorities have been notified about the project, and the survey ship USNS Zeus is expected to arrive at the naval base within the next few weeks. The fiber-optic cable project is proposed in the fiscal 2013 budget and would require congressional approval.

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