Mar 17 2008 |
more articles from
|
E-Marine Selected To Deploy The East African Marine System (TEAMS) Submarine Cable Network for Alcatel-Lucent
Mombassa, Kenya & Dubai UAE March 17, 2008: E-Marine PJSC, an Etisalat Services Holding Company, and the leader in submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair in the Middle East, today announced that it has been contracted by Alcatel-Lucent , to lay a 4,900km submarine cable between the UAE and Kenya (TEAMS).
"This contract demonstrates E-Marine 's strong capabilities and presence in the international marketplace," said Mr. Omar Jassim Bin Kalban, Managing Director and CEO of E-Marine .
The East African Marine System cable deployment was awarded to Alcatel-Lucent in December 2007. TEAMS will increase the region's optical connectivity capacity and enable lower costs of Internet access services. The cable will connect the hubs of the Middle East Region and Eastern Africa, spanning from Fujairah in UAE to Mombasa in Kenya.
TEAMS is a joint venture between the Government of Kenya and the private sector. The Kenyan government owns 45% of the project, with Etisalat owning a 15% share. The remainder is shared amongst regional telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), as well as fund managers. The project is scheduled to be installed during the second quarter of 2009. The cable will connect East African countries and countries in the Horn of Africa to the rest of the world.
E-Marine has to its credits many prestigious regional and international projects as well as maintenance and repair contracts for various submarine cables systems. The strategic location of E-Marine facilities as well as its customized solutions, coupled with its highly competent professionals makes E-Marine , the leader in the region for the submarine cables related services.
For more information, visit www.emarine.ae.
-Ends-
Press release issued by Corporate Communications Department - Etisalat For further media information, please contact:
Ahmed Bin Ali, Vice President Corporate Communications
Tel: 02 6182173
Fax: 02 6334448
PRD@etisalat.ae
www.etisalat.ae
© Press Release 2008
Zawya Comment Policy
-
Zawya encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You agree that when you add content to this discussion your comments will not:
1.1 Contain any material which is libelous or defamatory of any person, is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory or causes damage to the reputation of any person or organisation.
1.2 Promote sexually explicit material, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age or any illegal activity.
1.3 Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
1.4 Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
1.5 Be used to impersonate any person, to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, or be likely to deceive any person.
1.6 Give the impression that they represent Zawya.
1.7 Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse. - The content posted on www.zawya.com is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of Zawya. Zawya reserves the right to review all comments prior to posting and edit or delete any contribution, but Zawya is not responsible for and can not be held liable for any content posted by members of the public on www.zawya.com.
- Zawya is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party sites that are accessible through www.zawya.com. Any links to third party websites from www.zawya.com do not amount to any endorsement of that site by Zawya and any use of that site by you is at your own risk.
- By submitting your comment, you hereby give Zawya the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comments worldwide, in perpetuity.
Copyright © 2012 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved. |
provided by www.zawya.com |
Post Your Comment