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wire and Tube China 2010 was described as a resounding success,
despite being held in a post-financial-crisis era.
Already the largest of the industry’s Asia exhibitions, wire and Tube
China managed to break its own records for trade visitors (26,035
over the four days) and exhibition space (74,500m2, 30% higher
than the 2008 show).
The concurrent conferences and events, such as the China
International Tube and Pipe Conference, China Wire and Cable
Industry Conference, Wire and Cable Raw and Auxiliary Materials
Technical Exchange Conference and theWire and Cable Equipment
Technology Seminar, also attracted attention from visitors.
wire China is jointly organised by Shanghai Electric Cable Research
Institute (SECRI) and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd.
wire China 2012 will be held at Shanghai New International Expo
Center from 25 th-28th September, providing an ideal platform to
make contact with the developing Chinese and Asian markets.
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China
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China’s wire showcase a success
The opening ceremony at this year’s wire and Tube China ▲ ▲
Submarine cable infrastructure company
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected
by eFive Telecoms, a South African
telecommunications company, to build a
new submarine cable network linking the
west coast of Africa to South America.
The system will comprise two trunks,
the first one connecting South Africa
to Angola and Nigeria, and the second
linking Angola to Brazil.
This is a significant development for
South African telecoms, which is already
benefiting from additional international
bandwidth capacity which was introduced
to the country via the SEACOM and Eassy
submarine cable systems in the last year.
“We believe that high-growth areas
such as the African continent require
the development of new projects,” said
Lawrence Mulaudzi, managing director
of eFive Telecoms.
“The planned submarine network
will also provide cable route diversity
to South America, making the most
economical and operational sense in the
current landscape.”
Alcatel-Lucent will be in charge of
the project end-to-end, including
the system design, manufacturing,
installation and commissioning. The
system will also be maintained by
Alcatel-Lucent through its Atlantic
Private Maintenance Agreement
(APMA), which currently covers
over 100,000km of submarine cable
infrastructure from the west coast of
Africa to the Caribbean and as far north
as Greenland.
“Growth in African Internet and mobile
telephony is driving service providers’
demand for more connectivity options
to ensure higher reliability, as well
as increased widespread access to
bandwidth. This project will further
position Africa as a major hub for
broadband connectivity,” said Philippe
Dumont, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s
submarine network activity.
Alcatel-Lucent – France
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Five star service with submarine
cable from South Africa to Brazil
Pacific Fibre Ltd and Pacnet have
announced plans to jointly build a
subsea fibre optic cable between New
Zealand, Australia and the United States,
with the aim “to make fast, inexpensive,
unlimited broadband a reality” and to
de-bottleneck capacity at peak times.
The proposed plan will cost around
US$400 million (NZ$550 million), and
in 2013 will connect Sydney, Auckland
and Los Angeles with 5.12 Terabits per
second of capacity, upgradable to over
12 Terabits per second.
Pacific Fibre Ltd – New Zealand
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Pacnet – Singapore
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Faster, cheaper connection is planned