Huawei Marine announced Friday, the conclusion of a turnkey contract signed with Tunisia Telecom to supply a system of submarine cable called HANNIBAL linking Tunisia and Italy.

The "HANNIBAL System " run for 170 km and connects Kelibia in the Italian town of Mazara, across the Mediterranean, with a maximum capacity of 3.2 Tbps. Once completed in late 2009, the "System Hannibal" develop a capacity of 80 wavelengths 10Gbit/sec per fiber pair, with the capability to be increased to 40Gbit/s to meet the demand for international communication.

The "System Hannibal" will play an important role in external communications of Tunisia. Marine Networks Huawei is a reliable partner that offers excellent solutions and a delivery capacity confirmed, two reasons which have dictated the choice of Huawei Marine. "Said Montassar Ouaili, CEO of Tunisie Telecom.

"We are honored to be the prime contractor for the" System Hannibal "and we are proud to be able to contribute to the development of telecommunications in Tunisia. Marine Huawei will provide a system of submarine cables with a huge capacity and high reliability as well as the most cost-effective solutions for customers. We will provide a better project and plan for greater cooperation in the future, "said its share Ian Douglas, CEO of Huawei Marine Networks.
Marine Networks Huawei Co., Ltd is a joint venture by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Global Marine Systems Limited. It is the world leader in optical communications technology and is specialized in building communications networks submarine world.


Source [African Manger]