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Nokia’s managing director for Oceania,
Ray Owen, is leaving the company to
take up an executive position as chief
technology officer at Australia’s National
Broadband Network (nbn).
Owen’s tenure will begin in November,
reporting directly to JB Rousselt, the
company’s chief strategy officer. Rousselt
commented: “We are delighted to
welcome Ray to nbn and look forward to
his vast experience in the global telecoms
industry in helping us deliver the best
possible network for Australians.”
Owen joined Nokia in 2011 and has held
several posts, being most recently head
of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands.
Changes to the board
Work has begunon the SouthAtlanticCable
System (SACS) between Africa and South
America. Angola Cables has chosen NEC
to construct the 6,500km cable that will run
from Fortaleza, Brazil, to the municipality of
Quissama on the Angolan coast, carrying
40Tbps of capacity.
“For Angolans, the time to access content
available in America – the largest center for
the production and aggregation of digital
content and services –will improve fivefold,”
explained António Nunes, CEO of Angola
Cables. It currently takes approximately
300ms to connect between Angola and
Brazil. With SACS, the latency is expected
to be reduced to approximately 60ms.
Nunes added: “Current cable systems,
such as WACS, together with the SACS and
Monetcables systems [and]complemented
by local data centers, will improve
connectivity, but also economically benefit
Angola and the surrounding regions as tech
companies, requiring high connectivity,
establish and grow their operations in
Africa.
Lowered latency in
prospect
António Nunes, CEO of Angola Cables
Ray Owen
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