Alcatel Signs Turnkey Contract With the Government of Equatorial Guinea

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea to roll out a new, domestic submarine cable network connecting the cities of Malabo, on the northern coast of the Bioko island, to Bata, on the continent.

Scheduled for completion at the end of first quarter 2009, this new domestic connection will span 280 km delivering an ultimate capacity of 80 Gbit/s. Additionally; it will interconnect with existing and future cable routes enhancing Equatorial Guinea’s international connectivity and reliability of its communications infrastructure.

Etienne Lafougere, president of submarine network activity at Alcatel-Lucent, said: “This contract confirms Alcatel-Lucent’s commitment to delivering high added-value broadband services and applications that stimulate socio-economic development. This new contract further strengthens the role of submarine networks as a key enabler of universal broadband services by linking every corner of the world.”