ABOUT THE PROJECT:

■The Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited (SSCC) and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, part of Nokia, signed a turnkey contract to roll out a new 1,470 km submarine cable system named Tui-Samoa Cable, linking Apia, Samoa, to Suva, Fiji, providing an advanced broadband highway in order to drive social and economic growth.

■Later the SSCC announce the addition of the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands and the island of Vanua Levu (Fiji) as part of the Tui-Samoa submarine cable system. Tui-Samoa Cable will deliver up to eight terabits-per-second (Tbit/s) capacity using 100 Gbit/s transmission technology.

About Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited

■SSCC is a private company registered in Apia, Samoa, which will build, manage and operate the Tui-Samoa submarine cable between Apia, Samoa and Suva, Fiji on behalf of the Government of Samoa.

■The main trunk will support branching units to Wallis and Futuna and Vanua Levu, Fiji. SSCC will operate a Cooperative Sustainable Wholesale Model (CSWM) with the mandate to deliver fast, reliable and affordable internet services to stimulate ICT innovation and development as an enabler of economic growth and social prosperity for the people of Samoa.

About Alcatel-Lucent SUBMARINE NETWORKS

■Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks leads the industry in terms of capacity and installed base with more than 580,000 km of optical submarine cables/systems deployed worldwide.

■From traditional telecom to new oil and gas applications, ASN provides every part of a global undersea transmission network, all tailored to the customers’ needs.

■An extensive service portfolio completes its comprehensive offering for the submarine business, including project management, installation and commissioning, as well as marine operations and maintenance performed by its fleet of seven cable ships.