Southern Cross upgrades submarine cable with new Alcatel-Lucent deal

By Staff Writers on Aug 24, 2007 3:27PM

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a new contract with Southern Cross Cable Network to upgrade the landing stations of Southern Cross’ 28,900 km submarine cable network.

This follows the contract signed in 2001 for the first upgrade of the Southern Cross network that went into service in November 2000, providing Australasia with a direct link to the US mainland.The project will be rolled-out in two phases. The first phase will consist in upgrading the existing ...

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