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The Polish cable producer Kabel Technik
Polska (KTP) expects to create around 600
new jobsat its factory inGrodziskWielkopolski
by the end of 2013.
Kabel Technik Polska makes cables
for various industrial sectors, including
automotive, aviation, and renewable
energy manufacturers. The company’s
customers include include Volkswagen,
MAN, Volvo, Scania, Otis, Bombardier, ABB,
Vestas and Alstom. Established in 1996, the
Polish company was acquired by local car
parts producer Inter Auto Groclin in March
this year.
600 new jobs at Polish
plant
The Alcatel-Lucent cable ship Ile de Re
will shortly be laying an 837km underwater
fiber optic cable line from Fiji to Tonga.
Alcatel-Lucent signed a deal with Tonga
Cable Ltd in 2012 to lay the cable.
The fiber optic cable will connect Tonga to
the Southern Cross cable connecting Fiji,
New Zealand and Australia to the United
States. The service is expected to have
a total capacity of 320GB, 6,000 times
more than the 50 to 55MB full capacity of
Tonga's current satellite network.
The $34 million dollar project is part of
the Tongan government's aim to boost
Tonga’s Internet connectivity, providing
a faster and cheaper network. The
project is jointly funded by the Tonga
Communication Corporation (TCC), the
Asian Development Bank and the World
Bank.
Fiji–Tonga fiber
cable