EuroWire January 2007

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EuroWire – January 2007 10
corporate news
€42million deal to
boost development
New Caledonia’s economic development
will be boosted – thanks to a €42million
deal between Alcatel and the Post and
Telecommunications Office (OPT).
Alcatel will roll out Gondwana-1,
a submarine cable network to link
New Caledonia with the Territory,
which significantly increases the
capacity of OPT’s network.
Completion, for the first quarter of 2008,
will see the project offer high-speed
connectivity to the Territory, and will link
Nouméa, in New Caledonia, to Sydney,
Australia, where it will interconnect with
the international routes towards Europe
and the US. A link will also connect
Poindimié, on the New Caledonian East
coast, to the Loyalty Islands.
Alcatel will deploy its new-generation
dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) submarine line terminal – the
Alcatel 1620 Light Manager (LM), its
cables and repeaters, as well as installing
its Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN)
systems to connect the network’s
landing stations.
All this will be managed by the Alcatel
1350 management suite. They will
also be in charge of the configuration
and integration of the terrestrial and
submarine equipment.
Alcatel – France
Fax: +33 1 4076 1400
Website:
Ken steps down after
54 years’ service
Technical director Ken Barker has retired
after 54 years’ service with Ormiston
Wire, one of the oldest family-owned
manufacturing companies in the UK.
Ken, who joined the company after
completing his National Service in 1952,
progressed through
the company
until becoming
managing director
after the retirement
of John Ormiston.
As technical director
he oversaw and led
the rapid expansion
in the mid-1970s when Ormiston’s were
the major producer of small diameter
stainless steel wire ropes for the yachting
trade.
He also led the development of mixed
materials, i.e. Kevlar/tinned copper braid
as antennas.
OrmistonWire – UK
Fax: +44 208 569 8601
Email:
Website:
Ken Barker ▲
AIM on target with
Soco deal
AIM, Inc, manufacturer of CNC wire
bending machines and accessories,
has chosen SOCO Machinery Ltd as its
exclusive representative and service
agency for Taiwan and Malaysia.
SOCO will handle all inquiries and
sales activity and can give clients
demonstrations at its site at Taichung in
Taiwan.
SOCO Machinery Co Ltd – Taiwan
Fax: +886 4 2359 2386
Email:
Website: