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wiredInUSA - July 2014 41 ASIA / AFRICA NEWS
TE SubCom has produced 3,300km of its
SL17 submarine cable for use within
SubPartners Pty Ltd’s APX-West cable
system.
Delivering both systems (APX-West and
APX-Central) within 24 months is key
to meeting the expectations of the
foundation customers. The systems will
stretch between Singapore to Perth, and
Perth to Sydney, respectively. With the
cable secured, and most major permits
attained, SubPartners can finalize the
remaining commercial agreements while
maintaining its installation timelines.
CEO and co-founder of SubPartners,
Bevan Slattery, stated: “TE SubCom have
shown strong commitment to the APX
projects from day one. The manufacture
of this cable further highlights the strong
partnershipwe have developedwith the TE
SubCom team, stemming from the PPC-1
Sydney to Guam cable system in 2008.”
Cable on
standby
Two BICSI accredited training workshops
on fiber optic communications have been
scheduled for South Africa and Zambia,
with plans for more training events to be
organized throughout Africa. The two-day
workshops will take place during July, and
are the result of a partnership between ICT
Africa and The Fibre Lab.
“Our fiber optic communications course
is critical for engineers and managers
responsible for optical transmission and
network planning, especially for long haul,
metropolitan and access networks,” said
Dr Jabulani Dhliwayo, founder of ICT Africa.
The ICT Africa and Fibre Lab partnership
sees the latter responsible for thepromotion
of ICT Africa workshops, registrations and
other administrative support. Attendees to
theworkshops use The Fibre Lab registration
portal to register attendance.
Fiber training
in Africa
Bevan Slattery