Alcatel deploys submarine cable network for Tele Greenland (Greenland)Alcatel-Lucent has signed a EUR 90 million contract with telecommunication services provider Tele Greenland to deploy a 4,600 km submarine cable network linking Greenland to Iceland and Canada. The new cable network, called Greenland Connect, is expected to provide international and domestic connectivity to provide bandwidth requirements for applications including video, data and other multimedia services for Tele Greenland’s users. The project should be completed before the winter season of 2008. The Greenland Connect network will consist of two main sections and the first section will span 2,500 kilometres from Nuuk in Greenland to Milton in Newfoundland and the second will link Nuuk and Qaqortoq to Landeyarsandur in Iceland over 2,100 km. Each of the trunk cables will be equipped with branching units allowing for future connections north of Nuuk and also for a direct connection from Newfoundland to Iceland. Greenland Connect will offer an ultimate capacity of up to 96 x 10 Gbps. Tele Greenland will also be able to further enhance its offering for voice and data network hubs, call centres and advanced multimedia applications for maritime safety and emergency communications.
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