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"maluko55" <alukome@a...> Date: Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:24 pm
Subject: About Nigeria Broadband [ SAT-3/WASC-SAFE; Africa ONE; etc.]
July 11, 2003
Dear Colleagues:
Some few quick responses and points of information here about all
this fiber optics business:
1. Africa One and SAT-3/WASC/SAFE are not the same thing although
very similar and are somewhat in competition with each other:
Their maps are different:
While Africa One Map is:
http://www.africaone.com/english/maps/Africa_ONE_segments_022801.jpg
and surrounds Africa (20-30 landing points total, including Europe
and Middle East), the WASC Map is:
http://www.alcatel.com/submarine/refs/cibles/atls/sat3.htm
and goes from Portugal to South Africa. The SAFE end continues to
Malaysia.
Their histories are different:
Read:
About Africa One ( it is US-based funding and control)
http://www.africaone.com/english/about/about.cfm
http://www.africaone.com/english/about/fact_sheet_faq.cfm
http://www.africaone.com/english/about/fact_sheet_history.cfm
http://www.africaone.com/english/news/news.cfm
About SAT-3/WASC/SAFE (South-Africa initiated, Alcatel-built/managed)
Telkom commits to submarine cable
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/1999/9906181307.asp
http://nww.alcatel.at/at/presse/archiv/newsarchiv/content/00473/index.
php
See also
Africa: Broadband Technology
http://www.pressroom.com/~screenager/broadband/ABband.html
2. Africa ONE has been around in one form or the other since
1993, has had funding problems and has not built one kilometer of
cable, but SAT-3/WASC (initiated in 1999) has been built, with
landing in Senegal in May 2001 and inauguration in May 2002.
Read:
Europe-Africa-Asia submarine cable launched
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2002/0205271141.asp?O=E
3. About Nigeria, exactly when SAT-3/WASC landed or was
inaugurated in Nigeria is unknown to me, maybe to the reader too, but
the IEEE Spectrum article
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/jun03/fibopt.html
and other emerging info
http://www.american.edu/carmel/ew5473a/Telcom.htm
Information Technology in Nigeria
Telecommunications Infrastructure
show that not only is it already "hot" and "live" in Nigeria – with
NITEL being the controlling party up to date – but that NITEL has
extended it along the coast all the way to Port Harcourt, inland to
Aba, with plans for further inland to Abuja.
4. Because of Globacom's previous strategic partnership with
Alcatel (the builder/manager of SAT-3),
http://wireless.itworld.com/4273/021023alcatel/page_1.html
Alcatel forges deal with Nigeria's Globacom
ITworld.com 10/23/02
it appears that it is getting first dibs (deebs?) into SAT-3,
including the possibility of completely controlling access to it.
http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/news/article09/
Govt raises board for M-TEL, plans 1.2m lines
From Alifa Daniel, Abuja
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe117032003.html
NITEL to lease capacity to Globacom... after some disagreements
One hopes that it is not a purely rent-seeking relationship, which
may be what NITEL is trying to prevent.
--
Anyway, the task for us all now is as follows: now that we know what
we know, no matter how belated, how do we make sure that we ITites
make the BEST USE of the existing capacity for the benefit of ICT in
the country, all politics aside?
It appears that the best strategy is to GET ALL THE INFORMATION THAT
WE CAN about WASC/Nigeria, including capacities, routes, etc., map
out all the advantages that we can get from it and then GO TO TOWN
DEMANDING ACCESS now!
Things may actually be looking up, better than we thought, only that
we just did not know!
Best wishes all.
Bolaji Aluko
--- In Nitpa@yahoogroups.com, "Guobadia, Oswald"
<oswald.guobadia@g...> wrote:
> I believe thats the article that started our new rave of emails
>
> Prof Aluko et all,
>
> If the information is true, then thank God
> it would be a definite step in the right direction, I believe the
original
> article by Harry Goldstein mentions that the only customer today
was shell<@
> PH>
> I would love to see a project/process plan from Nitel detailing
their
> rollout. Need to be able to project when the corner internet cafe
will get
> access to this pipe, instead of making 4 Satellite Hops via VAST
with sub T1
> capabilities. Anyone have contacts at Nitel?
>
> Note: the diagram consists of 2 systems SAT3/WASC and Africa one,
I don't
> believe Africa one is built as yet. Issues with financing
>
>
> Cheers
> Osa
>
>
> Oswald O. Guobadia
> Goldman Sachs & Co | 10 Hanover Sq 4F, New York, NY 10005
> 1.212.357.2518 | oswald.guobadia@g...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nubi Achebo [mailto:achebo@s...]
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:07 AM
> To: Nitpa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [*NITPA*] SAT-3/West Africa Submarine Cable System
(SAT-3/WASC)
>
>
> http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/jun03/fibopt.html
> <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/jun03/fibopt.html>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alukome@a... [mailto:alukome@a...]
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 10:14 PM
> To: nitpa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [*NITPA*] SAT-3/West Africa Submarine Cable System (SAT-
3/WASC)
>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> First, is the following information correct about fiber optic links
along
> the coast of Nigeria and within Nigeria?
>
> QUOTE
>
> http://www.american.edu/carmel/ew5473a/Telcom.htm
> Information Technology in Nigeria
> Telecommunications Infrastructure
>
> A large capacity submarine fiber optics cable has been installed to
link
> Lagos, Warri, Bonny and Port Harcourt. The same fiber has been
extended from
> Port Harcourt to Enugu and Calabar through Aba. This system
operates in the
> 622 Mb/s range. Another fiber optic link is under construction
between Enugu
> and Abuja, the capital. Optical fiber ring networks have also been
installed
> in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna and Abuja.
>
> UNQUOTE
>
>
> Secondly, you will find below more specifics of the SAT-3 system
that we are
> increasingly reading about.
>
>
> Bolaji Aluko
>
>
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> SAT-3/West Africa Submarine Cable System (SAT-3/WASC)
>
> The Map
> http://www.alcatel.com/submarine/refs/cibles/atls/sat3.htm
>
>
> The Press release
>
>
> SAT-3/WASC, the WDM submarine network laid by Alcatel along the
Western
> African coast, lands in Senegal
>
> (22.05.2001)
>
> The 14,000 km optical system will offer an alternative
telecommunications
> support for Africa
>
> Paris, May 22, 2001 - Alcatel (NYSE: ALA and Paris: CGEP.PA), world
leader
> in intelligent optical networking, today announced it has
constructed a
> landing point for SAT-3/WASC WDM Submarine Cable System in Senegal,
which it
> is currently implementing from end-to-end. Starting from Portugal,
the cable
> will be laid through to South Africa, allowing several countries
along the
> Western coast of Africa to be connected to Europe and to benefit
from a high
> capacity link well adapted to new telecommunications applications,
such as
> the Internet.
>
> Initially, the backbone express route will operate at 20Gbit/s with
the
> potential to be upgraded to at least 40Gbit/s in the future.
However, an
> option also exists for the system to be expanded to 120Gbit/s, which
> corresponds to 1,450,000 simultaneous phone conversations. The
network will
> link Portugal to the Republic of South Africa, undersea. It
highlights the
> advantages of submarine networks, in a given context, over both
terrestrial
> and satellite networks regarding flexibility, the rapid turnaround
time of
> the implementation of the works and the ability to provide a large,
> upgradable bandwidth.
>
> Once completed, SAT-3/WASC will link up Portugal, Spain, Canary
Islands,
> Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon,
Angola and the
> Republic of South Africa (see map). It will also be linked with a
network
> spanning from South Africa to South-East Asia via India.
>
> This network consists of a core backbone with various diversions
radiating
> out to other countries. This is made possible due to the
integration of
> special equipment - branching units. They allow either a fiber pair
or the
> required number of wavelengths to be diverted, depending on the
capacity
> requested by the end destination.
>
> Alcatel is entirely managing this project end-to-end, offering a
full
> turnkey solution to its customers, from network design to
installation. This
> includes the manufacturing of all the equipment such as cable,
repeaters,
> branching units and terminal equipment for the terrestrial stations.
> SAT-3/WASC Submarine cable System will be able to consist in the
backbone of
> a future city-to-city network.
>
> With this first stage, Alcatel has also loaded one of the longest
lengths of
> cable to date, approximately 7,000 km, in a sole cable vessel. The
marine
> operations have already been prepared by a meticulous route survey,
having
> taken into account the location of gas production zones and
industrial
> fishing areas.
>
> "We are very excited to be with Telkom from South Africa, the
initiators of
> this SAT-3/WASC project ", stated Mrs. Aissatou Dieng, Director
> International Operations, Sonatel (National Telecommunications
Company of
> Senegal). "This high technological infrastructure will help Senegal
to
> improve its key role in Western Africa, allowing the bordering
countries to
> be connected to the international submarine network. Furthermore,
since this
> system is able to carry large capacity, it will allow our
enterprises to
> compete in a global environment."
>
> "The deployment of this network shows that, in addition to West-East
> infrastructures, such as transatlantic and transpacific systems, it
is
> becoming increasingly important to construct optical networks
connecting the
> South to the North", said Jean Godeluck, President, Alcatel's
submarine
> network activity. "By bringing optical technologies to Africa
through the
> sea, it will also promote the development of SDH networks in the
countries
> where SAT-3/WASC is landing."The system as a whole will be
completed by the
> last quarter of 2001.
>
> About Alcatel
>
> Alcatel is the only vendor to master all optical network elements,
from
> optical components, optical fibers, DWDM systems and microwave
radio links
> to core routers and network intelligence, and from terrestrial to
submarine
> solutions. Alcatel is also the only company to provide both
terrestrial and
> marine services for the installation and maintenance of global,
seamless
> optical networks.
>
> According to RHK's 2000 study, Alcatel holds the number two
position in
> global optical transport market with 20% market share, distancing
itself
> from other competitors. RHK also reported that Alcatel reaffirms
its number
> one position in submarine networks with 41% worldwide market share.
> Moreover, Alcatel claims to be the world leader in total
terrestrial and
> submarine DWDM systems, in digital cross-connects, which contain the
> enabling technology for operators to offer high bandwidth services,
in SDH
> networks and in microwave radio links.
>
> Alcatel's optics business comprises terrestrial and submarine
transmission
> systems, fiber optics, optical components and microwave radio
links. Alcatel
> has launched a new class of Alcatel stock which is intended to
track the
> performance of Alcatel Optronics, the Company's optical component
business.
>
> Alcatel is the world leader in delivering full turnkey submarine
network
> solutions and services. Alcatel leads this industry in terms of:
>
> - having the highest sold capacity up to 8.4 Tbit/s for the long-
haul
> systems and 3.6 Tbit/s for the short-haul ones, using the latest
DWDM
> technology;
>
> - having the largest manufacturing capacity at 120,000 km per year
> strategically located around the Globe;
>
> - managing 11 dedicated purposed-designed vessels for a tight
control on the
> delivery schedule, including marine maintenance.
>
> Current contracts, worth US$ 5.8+ billion, include the most advanced
> undersea networks in the world today: 360americas, FLAG Atlantic-1
and
> Apollo systems in the Atlantic, the 360pacific, Japan-US and
Southern Cross
> transpacific systems, and the MAC and MAYA-1 systems in the
Americas and the
> SAT-3 around Africa.
>
> Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-
to-end
> voice and data networking solutions to established and new
carriers, as well
> as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 130,000 employees and
sales of
> EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130
countries.
>
> Contact:press@w...
>
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