WiredInUSA September 2016

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Dr Jeremy Hodge at the event in Kuwait. Photograph courtesy of BASEC

The government of Malaysia has announced that the fiber optic submarine cable linking West Malaysia with the states of Sabah and Sarawak is scheduled for completion in June 2017. The Rakyat Post reported the deputy minister of communications and multimedia, Datuk Jailani Johari, as saying that the 3,800km fiber optic cable system will involve an investment of $155 million, with funding provided by the Malaysian communications and multimedia commission (MCMC) and Telekom Malaysia, via a public-private partnership agreement. The new Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (SKR1M) network, designed to have an initial capacity of 4Tb per second, will land in Mersing (Johor), Kuching, Bintulu and Miri (all Sarawak), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) and Cherating (Pahang). SKR1M will comprise five segments: S1 connecting Mersing and Kuching; S2 Kuching to Bintulu; S3 Bintulu to Miri; S4 Miri-Kota Kinabalu; and S5 Kota Kinabalu-Cherating. On completion, and depending on demand, the SKR1M system capacity could be upgraded up to 12Tb, Mr Johari said. Malaysia cable makes progress

International cable test and certification body, the British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) has accompanied Ducab in a technical seminar on fire performance cables, advising Kuwaiti engineers and contracting consultants on a British standard for life safety and fire-fighting systems, BS 8519. The seminar, held at the Raddison Blu hotel in Kuwait City, was attended by senior MEP professionals representing the Kuwait ministry of electricity and water and reputed consultant companies from across the region. Dr Jeremy Hodge, chief executive at BASEC and guest speaker at the event, said: “We are delighted to work with thought leaders like Ducab, providing independent technical information to educate and inform engineers in Kuwait to ensure they are fully conversant with up-to-date fire cable regulations.” Spreading the word on safety

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