Alcatel-Lucent in partnership with Cable Co, a Bermudia telecommunications company established by KeyTech, North Rock Communications and Transact, has installed the new Challenger submarine cable network in Bermuda. Challenger is expected to enhance Bermuda’s international voice, video, data and broadband services. Spanning 1,445 km, Challenger will link Bermuda to the United States. With an initial capacity of 20 Gbps, the new network can be scaled up to 320Gbps. The system is scheduled to start operations by early 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will oversee the project and provide a turnkey network for the Challenger roll-out, including responsibility for the network design, installation and commissioning. Alcatel-Lucent will also deploy its 1620 Light Manager submarine line terminal, cables and power feed equipment, along with its 1678 Metro Core Connect.
Alcatel-Lucent, Cable Co deploy submarine cable in Bermuda
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