EW January 2011

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China’s wire showcase a success The opening ceremony at this year’s wire and Tube China ▲ ▲

Technology Seminar, also attracted attention from visitors.

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 (74,500m 2 , 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

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 -28 th September, providing an ideal platform to make contact with the developing Chinese and Asian markets. Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China Fax : +86 23 6232 8001 Email : press@mdc.com.cn Website : www.wirechina.net

Five star service with submarine cable from South Africa to Brazil

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 Email : info@alcatel-lucent.com Website : www.alcatel-lucent.com

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. network will also provide cable route diversity to South America, making the most economical and operational sense in the current landscape.” “The planned submarine

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 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

Faster, cheaper connection is planned

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 Website : www.pacificfibre.net Pacnet – Singapore Website : www.pacnet.com

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EuroWire – January 2011