Alcatel-Lucent has strengthened cooperation with the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) consortium with the signature of a contract to more than double the design capacity of the optical submarine cable network landing in East Africa.

Alcatel-Lucent and Cable Co., a Bermudian telecommunications company established by KeyTech, North Rock Communications, and Transact, announced the landing of the new Challenger submarine cable network in Bermuda.

The Alcatel-Lucent cable ship ‘Ile de Sein’ landed in Nuuk, the 2,100 km section (or trunk cable) of Tele Greenland’s submarine cable network. After completing the cable loading in Calais (France) in July, the ‘Ile de Sein’ began laying segments 1 and 2 in early August from Landeyjasandur in Iceland to Qaqortoq in Greenland.

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000 km (9,000 mile), Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. EIG is the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber submarine cable system from the United Kingdom to India, and will significantly enhance capacity and diversity between the countries and territories of three continents.

Tyco Telecommunications (US) and NEC announced the commencement of construction on the Unity Cable System, a high-bandwidth, trans-Pacific, optical submarine cable system that will link Los Angeles, U.S. to Chikura, Japan.

NEC has signed a turnkey contract with PT Indosat, Tbk (”Indosat”) in Indonesia for the supply of a submarine cable system to the “JAKABARE” project linking Indonesia and Singapore.

Telstra and Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated a new 9,000 kilometre submarine cable that will increase Internet capacity between Australia and the United States.

AT&T and NTT Communications Corporation signed construction and maintenance agreements on February 28, 2008, and March 14, 2008, respectively, to participate in the Trans-Pacific Express Consortium, that links Japan, mainland China, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.

Fujitsu and Pacific Crossing announced the successful completion of an upgrade project that more than doubles the capacity of the 21,000-kilometer PC-1 trans-Pacific fiber optic submarine cable network.

Fujitsu and Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade the capacity of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) 4 submarine cable network connecting numerous countries between Singapore and France.

Telecom Egypt and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a USD125 million contract to deploy a new submarine cable network linking Sidi Kerir in Egypt to Marseille in France.

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected, in consortium with Elettra - a Telecom Italia Group company specialized in survey, installation and maintenance of submarine cable networks - for a turnkey project with GO, Malta’s leading telecom operator, to deploy a new submarine network between Malta and Italy.

Alcatel-Lucent announced the signature of a contract for a 4,900 km submarine cable network with The East Africa Marine System (TEAMS) consortium – including the Government of Kenya and Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The value of the contract is USD 79 million.

Alcatel-Lucent announced the signature of a Euro 90 million turnkey contract with Tele Greenland to deploy a 4,600 kilometer network linking Greenland to Iceland and Canada.

Alcatel-Lucent rolled out its core optical transport solution in Italy for Interoute, the UK-based pan-European operator.

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with Orascom Telecom to lay the Mediterranean Sea segment of a new 3,850 km submarine cable network, named Middle East North Africa (MENA).

Fujitsu has signed the contract for the upgrade of the Japan-US Cable Network, a submarine fiber-optic cable system, with a consortium represented by seven telecommunications carriers.

Alcatel-Lucent and NEC will deploy the Asia America Gateway (AAG), the first direct Terabit submarine cable network between Southeast Asia and the United States.

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Telstra to lay a new submarine cable network directly linking Sydney to Hawaii.

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) consortium to lay the first ever optical submarine cable network landing in East Africa.

Alcatel has signed a contract with Maroc Telecom for a submarine cable network linking Morocco and France.