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.