The Hindu Business Line : FLAG awards submarine cable contract to Alcatel

FLAG Telecom, now owned by Reliance group, has awarded the turnkey contract for construction of its proposed FALCON submarine cable systems to Alcatel.

The contract calls for building, installing and commissioning of 10,000 km of submarine cable in the Gulf region with multiple landings throughout West Asia , said a news release from FLAG.

On the size of the deal, FLAG said it is a "multi-million dollar" one.

Initial service from FALCON will commence by the fourth quarter of 2004. Alcatel will supply technology which incorporates "the most recent developments in optical transmission.

All terrestrial and submarine equipment will be managed by an integrated network management system, also provided by Alcatel.

Survey work of the entire region has been largely completed and most of the necessary permits to land the cable or cross territorial waters have been obtained, said the news release.

Alcatel is already a sky supplier to FLAG Telecom, and was involved in the deployment of FLAG Atlantic-1 and the FLAG North Asia Loop Cable system.

"FALCON will dramatically change the global communications infrastructure balance, bringing terabit capacity to the FLAG for the first time, and providing additional access in India, the second largest growth economy in the world," said Mr Patrick Gallagher, CEO, FLAG Telecom.

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