RI-Australia submarine link

RI-Australia submarine link

PARIS (AFP): The Alcatel Submarine Networks subsidiary of French group Alcatel has just won a contract for supply and installation of an optical fiber under-water telecommunications system between Australia and Indonesia, Alcatel announced on Tuesday.

The system, 2,800 kms long, will have a capacity of 5 gigabits per second and make it possible to carry 60,000 telephone conversations at the same time, as well as images and data. Alcatel said the cable would be installed at the end of next year. It will run between Port Hedland, Australia, and Jakarta.