WCA March 2019

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PEACE-ful progression for cable project

the branches and gaining bandwidth on the trunk in a more efficient way.” Zhang Hongxiang, project delivery director of Huawei Marine, added: “We are glad to work with this creative network, which is open to connect along the route on any of the potential points. However, with the commerce of cable manufacture, such extensions are dependent on the plan of work. Players who get on board soon will secure better flexibility on this network.” PEACE Cable International Network Co Ltd – China Website : www.peacecable.com Oman network LS Cable and System has been selected as one of the companies to build Oman’s first optical fibre communication network. LS Cable and System has announced it will be responsible for the design and engineering of the network, as well as the supply of optical cables, in the project to link the Oman

PEACE Cable International Network Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Hengtong group, has announced, in conjunction with Huawei Marine Networks, that the PEACE cable project has entered into the cable and material manufacturing stage. The 12,000km PEACE cable system will connect Asia, Africa and Europe and is scheduled for service in the first quarter of 2020. The high-speed 200G, 16Tbps per fibre pair system will offer the shortest routes from China to Europe and Africa, dramatically reducing latency and providing a new information expressway for interconnection between the regions. PEACE Cable has signed cooperation agreements to land the network in Somalia and Seychelles to boost local network service quality in both nations. The project’s cable contract was awarded to Hengtong Marine, also a subsidiary of Hengtong group. Sun Xiaohua, chief operating officer of PEACE Cable, said: “PEACE Cable has created a new business model in the submarine cable industry that builds a bridge for these regions’ communications and provides connectivity opportunities to players all along the route by investing in

capital, Muscat, to major cities by 2021. LS Cable and System – South Korea Website : www.lscns.com

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