Ultra-broadband capacity: with 100 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) undersea cable system from Singapore to Europe, Alcatel-Lucent paves it way.

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In fact, consumer appetites for on-demand video and Cloud Applications are becoming limitless, reflecting also an end-user and business environment in which ultra broadband access is henceforth essential for sustainable growth and development.
When it comes to talk about the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) consortium of 15 leading telecom operators, Connectikpeople.co salutes its commitment to deploy a new 100 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) undersea cable system, spanning 20,000 km connecting Singapore to France via Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Djibuti, Yemen, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Italy.
Henceforth, the new SEA-ME-WE 5 system will deliver ultra-broadband capacity and faster access to consumers and businesses. Alcatel-Lucent will be deploying the segments spanning from Sri Lanka to France, and Co-contractor NEC will be
deploying the Singapore to Sri Lanka segment.

More about SEA-ME-WE 5
The  consortium is composed of 15 operators: Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited, (BSCCL), China Mobile International, China Telecom Global, China United Network Communications Group Company, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (PJSC), Orange, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, Saudi Telecom Company, SingTel, Sri Lanka Telecom, TOT, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Telekom Malaysia Berhad and Yemen International Telecommunications (TeleYemen).
About the Alcatel-Lucent solution
Alcatel-Lucent has a long-standing tradition of more than 30 years of technical cooperation with SEA-ME-WE consortia for several projects. The SEA-ME-WE 5 consortium will integrate Alcatel-Lucent’s latest innovations in subsea communications, including the Alcatel-Lucent 1620 Light Manager submarine line terminal using Advanced Coherent technology and incorporating the latest Soft Decision Forward Error Correction (SDFEC) technology, as well as its advanced ROADM branching unit offering dynamic features for enhanced system resilience. Alcatel-Lucent will also install cable and repeaters, and the cable system will be managed by Alcatel-Lucent’s end-to-end submarine network management system. As part of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will also be in charge of project management, system design, marine operations and system commissioning.