Nigeria and Cameroon are to receive a
boost to Internet connectivity after Nexans delivered Repeatered Optical
Cables for the Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCSC) in a
contract with turnkey contractor, Huawei Marine Networks Co.Ltd. (Huawei
Marine).
Nexans will supply approximately 1,100
km of the latest generation of Repeatered Optical Cables (ROC-2) and
associated accessories for the project.
The Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable
System will deliver broadband to users in both countries by the end of
2015. The submarine cable system, which will be the first wholly owned
by Cameroon, will have a capacity of 12.8 Tbps.
Optical repeaters were integrated into
the cables by Huawei Marine at Nexans’ facility in Rognan, Norway in a
complex process which represents the start of a new era for Nexans
Submarine Fibre Solutions (SFS).
“Nexans has met the needs of our project
by not only producing high quality repeatered cable, but also providing
dedicated support in the complex process of integrating the repeaters
into the cable. The delivery of these cables is a key milestone in the
NCSCS project,” said Kevin Zhang, Project Director at Huawei Marine.
Krister Granlie, Executive Vice
President, Hybrid Underwater Cables in Nexans says: “After several
successful partnerships with Huawei Marine, we are pleased to be working
with the company again on the NCSCS project. Nexans fully satisfied the
delivery time and quality requirements of the contract. The NCSCS
project represents a key milestone for Nexans in entering the repeatered
cable system market, and we look forward to continue collaborating with
Huawei Marine in the future.”
Delivery of the cables started in the spring 2015 and the project will be completed later this year.
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