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		<title>Cisco TelePresence Solution Extended in Niger</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2814</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Main One]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marketwire
Cisco announced today that a Cisco TelePresence(TM) meeting room has now been installed in its Lagos office. The Cisco TelePresence solution offers a live, face-to-face experience that enables people from different offices and cities around the world to meet virtually using the power of the network.
This marks the second major deployment of the Cisco TelePresence<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2814"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GlobeNet Expands International Coverage Into Colombia</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2812</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[colombia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marketwire
GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi, the largest telecommunications company in Brazil, announces today the expansion of its services in Colombia. The expansion includes diverse rings providing secure connectivity to the wholesale carrier market, as well as direct routes to Brazil, Bermuda, the United States,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2812"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WFN Strategies Ranks No. 1381 on the 2010 Inc. 5000</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2807</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFN Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By WFN Strategies
Inc. magazine ranked WFN Strategies NO. 1381 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery, and Radio Flyer, maker of<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2807"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2804</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
cNet  News has published photos onboard an Alcatel-Lucent submarine cable ship.  The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships that Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fiber-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans.  The ship is usually based in Calais, France, but made a stop recently in Greenwich, England,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2804"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>eFive Telecoms selects Alcatel-Lucent to build new submarine cable network linking West Africa to South America</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2800</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it 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 be composed of two trunks &#8211; the first one connecting South Africa to Angola and<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2800"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AAG Cable Hits Snag</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2798</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brunei]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Internet users in Brunei may experience slow or intermittent services as Telekom Brunei Bhd (TelBru) informed that one of its international uplinks connecting Internet transit via the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable system is currently down due to cable faults at Lantau cable station in Hong Kong. According to a Bru Direct article,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2798"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PC World&#8217;s Most Dangerous Jobs in Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2795</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
PC World has published an article covering the 10 most dangerous jobs in Technology.  Among the jobs listed was fixing submarine cables.  As with fishing&#8211;perhaps the deadliest profession&#8211;this job carries the risk of encountering &#8220;acts of God&#8221; on the sea. Members of the crew are also prone to slips, trips, and falls on<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2795"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WFN Strategies Names Sales Manager</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2791</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[subtel forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Submarine Telecoms Forum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By WFN Strategies
WFN Strategies has named Kristian Nielsen as its Sales Manager for Submarine Telecoms Forum.  Mr. Nielsen has worked for WFN Strategies since 2008 as Business Manager, where he has supported various international telecoms projects with his accounting expertise, and is the originator of many of SubTel Forum’s products. Submarine Telecoms Forum is the industry’s first electronic, dedicated magazine,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2791"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyprus-France segment of ALEXANDROS Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2786</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALEXANDROS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyprus-France]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Cyta has announced the commercial operation of the Cyprus-France segment of its new submarine cable subsystem, ALEXANDROS according to EuroComms.  The ALEXANDROS subsystem is the result of the strategic co-operation agreement between Cyta and Telecom Egypt (TE), according to which Cyta participates on an ownership basis in the TE submarine cable system TE<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2786"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Main One ties West Africa closer to Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2783</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAT-3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
For a decade, West Africa&#8217;s main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet.  A recent AP article discusses how the Main One submarine cable has changed all that.  It has more than five<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2783"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Navy Is ‘Dangerously Weak’ Say Experts</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2728</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Navy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
&#8220;Urgent steps” must be taken to stop the decline of Britain’s Royal Navy “before it’s too late,” Vice Adm. Sir Jeremy Blackham and research professor Gwyn Prins wrote in the August/September 2010 edition of the RUSI (Royal United Service Institute) Journal.  According to an article on The Trumpet, Britain has grown to<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2728"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WACS to extend its submarine cable system from Portugal to the UK with Alcatel-Lucent’s 40G ultra-fast optical technology</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2725</link>
		<comments>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2725#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WACS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will extend the West Africa Cable System (WACS) from Portugal to the UK to meet the increasing need for capacity driven by broadband services penetration. Spanning 2,000 km and operating at 40 gigabit per second (40G), this new section will increase the overall design capacity from 3.8 Terabit/s<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2725"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Jump-starts Liberian Online Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2709</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Google, the Internet giant, climaxed its two-day workshop in Monrovia last Friday with the company pledging mentorship as well as financial and technical support to three group-winners of an online business development exercise which was part of the workshop according to Daily Observer.  Several limitations do exist for the success of online businesses<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2709"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Globe Telecommunications boosts growth of new wave cities in Western Visayas</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2707</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globe Telecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Two highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas were highly ranked recently as best 2010 Next Wave Cities for outsourcing in the Philippines in the Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industries according to the News Today. Behind the success of next wave cities is Globe Telecommunications ready and capable to provide a very strong nationwide<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2707"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Internet to slow down unless more undersea cables are laid</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2704</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Science Monitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transatlantic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
According to the Christian Science Monitor, in the next five to seven years the undersea fiber optic lines linking the US to Europe will run out of capacity, slowing the Internet to a crawl unless more bandwidth is added. As the internet rapidly expands with ever more videos, web pages and posts, more ocean-spanning<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2704"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HIBERNIA ATLANTIC OPENS NEW OFFICE IN LONDON U.K.</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2701</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hibernia Atlantic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hibernia-Atlantic
Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today the opening of its office facility located at 55 Old Broad Street in London, UK. The new office is a result of Hibernia’s strong growth in Europe and the increased customer demand for its robust network services platform globally.
The Hibernia network was<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2701"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ericsson Reports on Environmentally Friendly Submarine Cables</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2698</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ericcson
Craig Donovan, a researcher at the EMF Safety and Sustainability division of Ericsson Research, has recently completed a thesis on the environmental impact of submarine fiber-optic communication cables. The study reveals that they leave only a minor carbon footprint in relation to the data capacity of a modern system.
Donovan says that submarine cables are<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2698"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Starcomms Signs Up With Main One</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2697</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by SubTel Forum
As part of its efforts to further enhance internet service from IZAP and 1X, Starcomms has subscribed to Main One undersea cable linking Nigeria and the whole of West Africa to Europe. The new development will pave the way for additional transformation in Internet access and reliable voice service from Starcomms.  According to<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2697"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Huawei bid challenged</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2694</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Huawei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
A group of eight senior Republican senators on Wednesday called on the Obama administration to investigate whether national security will be compromised by the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei seeking to sell equipment to Sprint Nextel, which provides goods to theU.S. military and law enforcement agencies.  According to a Washington Times article, The senators,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2694"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>East-West Cable Advances</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2689</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East-West Cable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indotel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
The president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) has spoken of the progress being made in the installation of the submarine, fiber-optic East&#38;West Caribbean Cable according to a DR1 article.  The East-West Cable built by Cable &#38; Wireless Communications is expected to be operational by December, said INDOTEL president Jose Rafael Vargas. It<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2689"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti Airtel Acquires Telecom Seychelles</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2687</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seychelles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Zain Kenya&#8217;s new owners, Bharti Airtel, is determined to expand their footprint in Africa by acquiring Telecom Seychelles Ltd at a cost of Sh4.9 billion according to an allAfrica.com article.  This means the Indian telecommunications firm is now in 16 African countries following its acquisition of Zain Africa&#8217;s 15 operations, including Zain Kenya,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2687"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lime Planning US$600 Million Investment in Caribbean Networks</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2685</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C&W]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cable & Wireless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIME]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Pan-Caribbean telco, Lime &#8211; a subsidiary of the UK&#8217;s Cable &#38; Wireless &#8211; has outlined plans to spend US$600 million upgrading its networks over the next five years according to a cellular-news article.  At a briefing in Jamaica, Lime&#8217;s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Chris Dehring said: &#8220;Over the next five years we intend<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2685"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interoute Assures Data Security For European Enterprises Operating in Sweden</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2682</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interoute]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Interoute
Interoute, owner operator of Europe’s most advanced next-generation network, today announced it has obtained ISO 27001 certification of its Data Centre in Stockholm. The internationally recognised security management standard provides assurances to enterprises that Interoute is committed to providing secure solutions for their critical data.  Stockholm is Interoute’s fifth Data Centre to attain<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2682"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NTT Com to Enhance Security Services in Northern Europe through Acquisition of Secode AB</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2680</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ntt com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seacode]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By PR Newswire
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and Secode AB (Secode), a leading provider of managed-security and security-consulting services in Nordic countries, announced on Aug. 11 a definitive agreement under which NTT Com will acquire all shares of Secode through NTT Communications Deutschland GmbH, its wholly owned subsidiary in Germany. Terms of the deal were<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2680"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti and 15 others launch EASSy in Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2677</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EASSy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
India&#8217;s Bharti Airtel and 15 other global telecom companies together launched a 10,000 km submarine cable system Thursday to connect east Africa with the rest of the world according to a Prokerala News article.  The EASSy cable system possess a capacity of 1.4 terabites per second, which makes it the largest submarine cable system serving<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2677"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LS Cable develops umbilical cable for the first time in Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2674</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LS Cable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
LS Cable announced recently that the company has succeeded in the development and commercialization of an umbilical cable, a composite cable for offshore engineering, for the first time in Korea. According to Your Subsea News, the umbilical cable will be used for power supply and signal transmission/reception for controlling ROVs (remotely operated vehicle)<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2674"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>DEG finances submarine cable to West Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2672</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By DEG
With German support the submarine cable “Main One“ to West Africa commenced operations at the beginning of July 2010. Thereby the communication options via internet and telephone in the region are considerably improved. DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, provided Main One Cable Company (Main One) a quasi-equity loan to the amount of<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2672"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EASSy cable live and prices are falling</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2670</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EASSy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIOCC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By WIOCC
The EASSy cable went live on Friday 16th April, the first circuits are already being provisioned on the network and prices are falling.
As a result of the successful WIOCC-EASSy model, with 26 telco operators as members, there is already a large volume of traffic to load onto the network. WIOCC has sold more than<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2670"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>E-Marine Signs Major Maintenance Agreement to Cover East African Submarine Network (EASSy)</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2668</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EASSy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By E-Marine
E-marine today announced a maintenance and storage agreement with the East African Submarine System (EASSy), a fiber-optic cable company, that will greatly improve access to high-performance Internet, business and mobile-phone data services in 21 African nations.

E-marine will now take responsibility for maintaining up to an 8,600km-strech of the EASSy submarine cable network. It will also<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2668"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pacific Crossing Announces Further PC-1 Upgrade to Meet Demand Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2662</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific crossing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC-1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By PR Newswire
Pacific Crossing, an NTT Communications Corporation company and operator of the trans-Pacific submarine cable system PC-1, has further upgraded the capacity and enhanced its Ethernet service offering on its infrastructure in order to match continual growth in demand for its services. The newly added capacity will come into service at the end of<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2662"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oceanic Time Warner Cable services out statewide in Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2659</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cable break]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Approximately 400,000 customers statewide were left without service early Tuesday after an undersea fiber-optic cable suffered a break according to a Hawaii 24/7 article.  “We have a fiber cut affecting Maui, Lanai, and Big Island. We are working to restore as much service is possible while contacting all customers impacted. If you have<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2659"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SMD to supply Quasar ROVs to Kreuz Subsea, Singapore</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2656</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quasar ROV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SMD
SMD is pleased to announce a contract award from Kreuz Subsea of Singapore for the supply of two Quasar workclass ROV systems both rated to 2,000m water depth. The contract also includes the option for another two systems, potentially 3,000m rated, which Kreuz Subsea, originally part of the Swiber Group, will use to target deepwater potential in the Asia Pacific region and<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2656"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Korean Middle East Engineering wins US$1bn Saudi cable deal</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2654</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korean Middle East Engineering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
A South Korean consortium has won a US$1billion deal to lay fibre-optic cables in Saudi Arabia, according to a state trade promotion agency according to Construction Week. Korean Middle East Engineering, a JV of four South Korean businesses in Saudi Arabian, was named main project contractor by Saudi Arabia’s Integrated Telecom Company, the<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2654"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pacnet joins Pacific Fibre to build Trans-Pacific Subsea Cable</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2651</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Fibre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacnet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Pacnet
Pacnet, Asia’s leading provider of telecommunication services, and Pacific Fibre Limited today announced plans to jointly build the Pacific Fibre cable, a city-to-city, low-latency subsea fibre optic cable that will boost connectivity between Australia, New Zealand and the US.
The total project cost of the new cable is estimated at US$400 million, and comprises of<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2651"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AT&amp;T to Increase Undersea Cable Capacity With Major Upgrade of Asia Pacific Cable Network 2</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2649</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[APCN2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at&t]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By PR Newswire
AT&#38;T* today announced the planned expansion of its network capacity for the Asia Pacific region through the upgrade of the APCN2, of which AT&#38;T is part of the ownership group. The fourfold rise in capacity in the state-of-the-art dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) cable will increase the original design capacity from the existing<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2649"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WFN Strategies Receives 2010 Best of Sterling Award</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2646</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best of Sterling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFN Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By WFN Strategies
For the second consecutive year, WFN Strategies has been selected for the 2010 Best of Sterling Award in the Telecommunications Consultancy category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA &#8220;Best of Local Business&#8221; Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2646"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti to expand undersea cable biz</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2644</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Leading telco Bharti Airtel will expand its submarine cable offerings globally to target business opportunities in over 100 countries by 2013, its chief executive Sanjay Kapoor said.  According to an Economic Times article, Bharti has invested over Rs 2,500 crore in its undersea cable business over the past three years. It either has<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2644"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Etisalat Goes Live on Main One Submarine Cable system</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2641</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Main One
New and existing customers on Etisalat network are set to enjoy enhanced service as the innovative telecommunications company is now live on the submarine fibre optic cable system provided by Main One. Etisalat is the first telecommunications company to switch on its network on the strength of the cutting-edge technology recently launched in<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2641"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Global Marine Systems launches ‘Predator’ Inspection Class ROV at HydroVision Internatio</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2639</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Marine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Global Marine
Global Marine Systems is today launching ‘Predator’ – a new Inspection class ROV, at HydroVision International (27th-30th July 2010), in Charlotte, North Carolina. The US conference is the world’s largest gathering of hydro professionals, highlighting perspectives on the role of hydropower and the issues affecting hydro resources on a global level.
The Chelmsford UK-based<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2639"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pyramid Finds Undersea Cables and WiMax to Propel Africa&#8217;s Broadband Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2632</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pyramid Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By PR Newswire
Driven by improvements in the terrestrial backbones and last-mile networks, the new undersea cables surrounding Africa will boost the broadband penetration rate from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 6.8 percent in 2015, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com).
New Undersea Cables Help Boost Africa&#8217;s Broadband Prospects analyzes the factors related to<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2632"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MARISOFT aim for pyramid heights</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2629</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MariSoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Marine Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MariSoft
MariSoft, based in Egypt has made further integrated software sales to subsea cable specialists, Offshore Marine Management’s (OMM) survey services section, making OMM their largest serviceable client.
MariSoft is a unique provider of software, products, integrated system solutions, computer aided design (CAD) and geographic information systems (GIS) solutions to the offshore and marine survey industry.
Three principle software<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2629"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SMD to supply Hallin Marine with Quantum XPs and new Hanger LARS</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2626</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Halin Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanger LARS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantum XP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SMD
SMD is pleased to announce a contract for supply of two complete Quantum XP construction class ROV systems to Hallin Marine. The two high specification systems include Quantum XP 200hp ROVs, Tophat TMSs, umbilical winches and vessel mounted control consoles. A new gantry launcher will also be supplied for launching the systems from dedicated ROV hangers. The gantries, designed and manufactured by<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2626"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SEACOM Repair Update</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2616</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seacom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SEACOM
During the course of the past week, SEACOM has continued to work closely with its partners to roll-out the repair work programme and restoration alternatives necessary to maintain adequate connectivity during this process.
The designated ship has been deployed to the location of the fault where it will proceed to locate the cable on the<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2616"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Globacom Gets Operating Licence in Gambia</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2613</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[State of the Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globacom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Barely four months after it was awarded an operating licence in Senegal, Globacom has received another license that will enable it to operate in The Gambia according to a This Day Online article.  Globacom in a statement made available to THISDAY disclosed that the latest licence approval was presented to the company in<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2613"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SMD awarded major ROV contract by i?Tech</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2611</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[i-Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SMD
SMD has been awarded a contract by i?Tech (a division of Subsea 7) to supply twenty (with options for up to a further ten) QX?Ultra work class ROVs. The ROVs will be used by Subsea 7 in Brazil, working for Petrobras. The award is SMD’s single biggest ROV order to date and positions the company as the<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2611"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NTT Europe Announces Global Virtualization Services now Available in Singapore</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2605</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[ntt communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTT Europe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By PR Newswire
NTT Europe, an ICT solutions partner and wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications, today announces the availability of their Global Virtualization Services offering in NTT Com&#8217;s new Singapore data centre. NTT Europefirst announced the Global Virtualization Services offering to its European customers in February, 2010, with the launch of the London, San Jose,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2605"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SEACOM cable repairs to take till July 22</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2603</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seacom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum


SEACOM says that repairs for its faulty undersea cable line between Mumbai and Mombasa will only be finalised by July 22, having originally gone down on July 5, according to a Times Live article.  The cable connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. Initial reports indicated that the overall<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2603"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NEC Wins World&#8217;s First 40 Gb/s Capacity Upgrade Contract for a Large Scale Submarine Cable Network</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2601</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By NEC
NEC Corporation announced today the signing of a multimillion-dollar contract with a purchasing consortium of 14 major telecom operators in the Asia Pacific region for the world’s first 40Gb/s dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) capacity upgrade to an existing large scale submarine cable network.
The existing APCN2 (Asia Pacific Cable Network 2), with over 19,000km<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2601"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>OMM secures former cable factory in Kent as storage facility</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2598</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Offshore Marine Management
Subsea service specialist, Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has secured the former AEI Cables site in Kent from landowners, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) for the establishment of a new cable storage, cable plant and key component spares that will act as an industry operational base.
Located on the Northfleet Embankment, the fleetway<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2598"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Glo-1 ready to go</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2595</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Future Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glo 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
West African submarine fibre-optic cable system Glo-1, which was developed by Nigerian telecoms operator Globacom and French vendor Alcatel-Lucent, is ready for commissioning, Nigerian newspaper THISDAY reports.
Click through for full article
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		<title>Main One Cable Goes Live</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2592</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Main One Cable Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SubCom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubCom
Main One has announced that its 1,920 Gbps, 7,000 kilometres long, submarine fibre optic cable system linking West Africa to Europe has been completed and commissioned. With landing stations in Nigeria and Ghana and branching units in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Ivory Coast, the cable will deliver unprecedented broadband capacity to West Africa,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2592"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WFN Strategies announces new office location in Houston, Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2590</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[WFN Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By WFN Strategies
WFN Strategies is pleased to announce their new office location in Houston, Texas, which will support both domestic and international telecoms engineering projects.
Please note our new address:
 
Westheimer Center
11200 Westheimer, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77042
USA
WFN Strategies is a leading supplier of consultancy services for telecoms to the oil &#38; gas industry worldwide.  We serve<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2590"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SEACOM service down: SEACOM actively seeking solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2588</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[seacom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
At 09:19 GMT, 5 July 2010, SEACOM experienced a submarine failure resulting in service downtime between Mumbai and Mombasa, reports SEACOM.
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		<title>Offshore Marine Management commissions unique O&amp;M vessel</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2586</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BMT Nigel Gee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Offshore Marine Management
Subsea service specialist, Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has instructed independent marine design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee to design a unique operation and maintenance vessel for the next phase of offshore wind farm development.
Anticipating the increasing demand for tailor-made vessels from developers and their contractors, OMM has used its experience and know-how to<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2586"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Offshore and Caley Commence Design of Innovative Basket Carousel</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2584</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blue Offshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caley Systems]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Blue Offshore and Caley Systems have announced the commencement of the design of an innovative cable installation system for delivery by Spring 2011, reports Offshore Wind.
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		<title>Main One Cable Goes Live</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2581</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Main One Cable Company
Main One has announced today that it’s 1,920 Gbps, 7000 kilometres long, submarine fibre optic cable system linking West Africa to Europe has been completed and commissioned. With landing stations in Nigeria and Ghana and branching units in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Ivory Coast, the cable will deliver unprecedented broadband<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2581"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Submarine Cables Key to Telkom SA’s Strategic Direction</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2579</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Telkom SA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Reporting the results of its fiscal year ending March 31st 2010, Telkom SA announced a new strategic direction in which submarine cable would be key to the company&#8217;s future.
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		<title>Seasoned Investors and Directors Strengthen Pacific Fibre</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2577</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Fibre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Pacific Fibre
A group of seasoned investors have thrown their weight behind trans-pacific data cable company Pacific Fibre.  They join a strong founding team including Sam Morgan, Sir Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury.
Mark Rushworth, former ihug CEO and Vodafone marketing director has been appointed full-time CEO and former Fairfax chief executive officer David Kirk has<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2577"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NorGer uses Offshore Marine for cable consultancy role</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2575</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[NorGer KS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMM Offshore Marine Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Offshore Marine Management
NorGer KS, the company behind the first planned Norway-Germany interconnector, is working in partnership with UK-based subsea cable specialists, Offshore Marine Management (OMM) as its offshore cable consultancy, having appointed them late last year.
NorGer KS is owned equally by the Norwegian energy utilities Agder Energi AS and Lyse Produksjon AS and the<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2575"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Activ Financial Selects Hibernia Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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By Hibernia Atlantic
SUMMIT, NJ &#38; DUBLIN, IRELAND- June 23, 2010 &#8211; Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse
transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today that ACTIV Financial, a
leading global provider of fully managed low-latency market data solutions, has selected
Hibernia Atlantic&#8217;s Global Financial Network (GFN) for Ethernet between Frankfurt and
Chicago. ACTIV chose Hibernia&#8217;s GFN, a next generation, high<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2573"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>OFS and Hengtong to Form Joint Venture Company to Produce Optical Fiber Preforms in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By OFS
OFS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., and  the Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce they have  agreed to form a joint venture company in China to manufacture, market  and distribute optical fiber preforms used in the production of optical  fiber. The joint venture company is<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2570"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Level 3 Invests in Manchester Resiliency, Deepens European Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Level 3
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:  LVLT) today announced it has  invested in making Level 3’s connection to the city of Manchester  resilient, meaning the city’s Internet connectivity is now independent  of the Level 3 London hub. Level 3 serves approximately 45 markets in  Europe and can seamlessly deliver transport as well as Internet<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2567"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SubCom Successfully Demonstrates 40 Gb/s Long Haul Transmissio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Te SubCom
Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (SubCom) today announced the successful demonstration of 64 x 40 Gb/s transmission over a 6,500 km distance. Conducted over an existing Tata Communications link in the Atlantic Ocean using SubCom’s next-generation (G4) SLTE, the data was carried from Highbridge, UK to Wall, NJ, error-free with a significant performance margin,<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2564"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean Specialists, Inc. Introduces its Portable Dynamic Riser for Mobile Deepwater Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2560</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ocean News and Technology
Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI) is pleased to announce the  introduction of its patented Portable Dynamic Riser (PDR) technology to  the deepwater oil and gas industry, according to Ocean News and Technology.  The PDR is a portable, skid-mounted  cable package that allows Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) and <a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2560"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Submarine Networks World announces 2010 conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Submarine Networks World
Submarine Networks World announces its 2010 conference on 12-14 October 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Singapore.
Expect the latest cable project updates, more industry driven topics designed to help your business profit and new industry professionals for you to meet &#8211; Submarine Networks World is your ‘Must Attend’ event for this year! <a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2556"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh mulls alternative submarine cable link</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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The Bangladesh government is actively considering setting up of an alternative  submarine cable route from Khulna to Chennai in India, Post and  Telecommunications Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu told the House  yesterday, according to the Daily Star.
Replying to a query from Awami League lawmaker M Abdul Latif, the  minister said<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2553"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>O3b Networks and Telecom Cook Islands Sign Long Term Agreement on Bandwidth Provision for Internet Connectivity</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2550</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
O3b Networks Ltd. (O3b) has signed a long term agreement with Telecom Cook Islands for the provision of 155megabits of bandwidth for Internet Connectivity to web users on the islands, reports Enhanced Online News.
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		<title>EASSy on Track for July Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Neotel has announced the construction of the East African Submarine Cable (EASSy) is still on track, reports MyBroadband News.
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		<title>Tata, CEC Withdraw Equity Joint Venture Application for China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Tata Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd and the shareholders of China Entercom Communications Ltd (CEC) have jointly withdrawn their Equity Joint Venture application with the Chinese Government, reports Telecom India Online.
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		<title>Gateway Communications wins GTB Award for its African MPLS services on SEACOM</title>
		<link>http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2544</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SEACOM
Gateway Communications, the leading supplier of telecommunications services  across Africa, claimed the prestigious award for “Wholesale Service Innovation”  in partnership with SEACOM in an awards ceremony held on the 8 June in  London.
The Award was given for Gateway’s MPLS services on SEACOM. With its  new MPLS network, Gateway can provide<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2544"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EIS awarded to AECOM for Hawaii interisland wind power project</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SubTel Forum
Preparation  of an environmental impact statement for a proposed multibillion-dollar undersea  interisland cable project in Hawaii has been awarded to a Los Angeles-based  management company, AECOM Technology Corporation, according to Pacific Business News.

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		<title>Main One RFS Set for July 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By All Africa Global Media
Main One submarine cable company, which was licensed to land undersea  optical fibre cables to the shores of Nigeria, said it has completed the  landing processes and would begin commercial service next month, reports All Africa.
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		<title>BMG Telecom Plans New Undersea Cable</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Globes Online
Oded (Dedi) Borovich plans to break the communications monopoly of MedNautilus Ltd.,  reports Globes Online.   He  will lay a new undersea communications cable that will link Israel and  Cyprus. From Cyprus, the cable will connect with other undersea cables  to Europe, North America, and Asia.
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		<title>Seacom switches on direct cable link to Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Undersea cable operator Seacom has announced the completion of a  new branch of its cable that will link the East African seaboard to  Europe using a more direct route through the Red Sea, according to Business Daily.


The  cable, which is already operational and currently accessible by  countries along the<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2530"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Global Marine Systems awarded consecutive Gold Awards from the Royal Society of Prevention for Accidents (RoSPA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Global Marine Systems
Global Marine Systems, the largest independent provider of submarine cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, has been awarded a gold award for the seventh consecutive year by The Royal Society of Prevention for Accidents (RoSPA). The Gold Award reflects Global Marine’s commitment to delivering strong
occupational health and safety management systems<a href="http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=2527"><br />...Read More...</a>]]></description>
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