Telefonica de EspaÃ±a taps Tyco for Canary Islands submarine network

JANUARY 3, 2007 -- Tyco Telecommunications will lay 145 km of submarine fiber-optic cable to facilitate communication throughout the Canary Islands archipelago.

Jan. 3, 2007

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JANUARY 3, 2007 -- Tyco Telecommunications (search for Tyco Telecommunications), a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has strengthened its existing relationship with Telefonica de EspaÃ±a, winning a contract to install 145 km of cable between the Canary Islands of La Gomera and El Hierro.

Telefonica de EspaÃ±a S.A.U. says it will support the growth of voice and information telecom traffic between the islands and extend the broadband services to the entire insular territory.

The new system will facilitate high-quality transmission and reliability, extending new service offerings to enhance the communications capabilities for the citizens of the islands. The subsea system will incorporate El Hierro as a national node into the existing network and reinforce the role of La Gomera as an inter-island node. The commissioning of this project showcases the carrier's commitment to the Canary Islands as a natural bridge of intercontinental communications between Europe, Africam and America, say Telefonica representatives.

The El Hierro and La Gomera terminal stations will be comprised of four fibers, approximately 130m of cable, with installation performed by Tyco Telecommunications' Reliance Class cable ship, Teneo. The system, utilizing DWDM, initially will be equipped to support a 10-Gbit/sec wavelength, allowing the equivalent voice traffic of 245,760 simultaneous telephone conversations. The technology will enable the system to reach a maximum design capacity equivalent to 2,949,120 simultaneous basic telephone circuits.

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