Nava Networks has appointed Fujitsu Limited to build the cable for its
broadband fibre optic network, Nava-1 between Singapore, Jakarta and
Sydney.
Nava Networks' Director of Sales and Marketing, Brett O'Riley, said the
appointment of Fujitsu was a major milestone in the Nava-1 project.
"It keeps us right on track to have the Nava-1 network completed by
July 2002," he said.
The Nava-1 network will provide a high capacity strategic data connection
between Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. It will also connect to
international cables, effectively closing the southern hemisphere loop
for international systems between Europe, North America and Asia.
Mr O'Riley said "Nava-1 will add several new lanes to the Australian
Information highway, effectively tripling the available international
capacity in 2002 and providing the first multi-terabit high bandwidth
cable directly linking the major Australian cities of Perth and
Melbourne."
Putting the Nava-1 network in operation is a major IT&T project for the
Asia-Australia region, with a capital budget of US$645 million.
Mr O'Riley said Fujitsu would provide state-of-the-art high bandwidth
fibre optic technology for the undersea cable.
The 9,000 km long cable network will use Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) repeatered 10 Gigabits technology. The undersea
cable portion of the system will have a minimum of 4 fibre pairs, each
equipped with a minimum of 64 channels (waves) of STM-64 (10 Gb/s).
The minimum total transmission capacity for the cable will be 2.56
Terabits/second (2,560 Gb/s, equivalent to 40 million simultaneous
both-ways telephone voice circuits, or transmission of over 64 full
length feature films of DVD quality video per second).
"There is a strong demand for bandwidth in South East Asian and
Australian telecommunications markets, and the demand is expected to
grow considerably in the next few years. The Nava-1 network will
provide telecommunications companies, ISPs, business-to-business
e-commerce providers, web broadcasters and other bandwidth users
with the capacity to meet their future needs," said Mr O'Riley.
"Nava-1 will be the first Terabit class system linking Singapore,
Indonesia and Australia. There are presently no systems existing or
planned along this route that can match Nava-1's capacity."
Mr O'Riley said a simple, innovative approach was the key to the fast
completion of the project.
"Since the beginning of the project earlier this year, Nava Networks'
sole focus is having the Nava-1 network completed by July 2002. The
progress we have made in a short time - from scoping the project, to
technical design, to signing Letters of Intent with customers - has
been tremendous. Construction is expected to begin in the second
quarter of 2001. This means we will meet our objective of being fast
to market and supplying the extra bandwidth capacity that customers
need, when they need it."
"We look forward to contributing to the Nava-1 project and will make
every effort to ensure the successful deployment of Nava Networks'
broadband communications network," said Kazuo Murano, member of the
board of Fujitsu Limited and group president of Fujitsu's International
Telecommunications Business Group. "We hope this achievement will enable
Fujitsu's technological strengths to become even more widely recognized
throughout the submarine communications industry, and we will continue to
contribute to the advancement of that industry."
Fujitsu Limited is one of the leading suppliers of turnkey international submarine telecommunications networks, with more than 30 years experience. In 1973 Fujitsu became the first Japanese supplier to participate in turnkey projects in Europe, supplying a link between Germany and Sweden - and has
now supplied more than six submarine projects in Europe, and the Arabian
Gulf. In Asia and the Pacific region, Fujitsu was a supplier for the
HJK, RJK, TVH, and APC cable systems. Recently Fujitsu has been a supplier
for high-profile projects utilising optical WDM technology, including
SEA-ME-WE-3 and the China-US Cable Network, and is now a major participant
in the 29,000km Southern Cross Cable Network, the Japan-US Cable Network,
and the North Asia Cable System.
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of Internet-based
information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over
500 group companies and affiliates worldwide --including ICL, Amdahl and
DMR Consulting -- it had consolidated revenues of 5.26 trillion yen
(US$49.6 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Fujitsu's
pace-setting technologies, world- class computing and telecommunications
platforms, and global corps of over 60,000 systems and services experts
make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of
the Internet to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group
has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
Nava Networks is a wholesale carrier's carrier, providing its customers with
flexible service offerings from STM-1s through 10 gigabit optical wavelengths.
Nava Networks is focused on providing extra capacity to regional users as
soon as possible, through Nava-1 and other niche broadband network
opportunities it will be looking to develop. Its management team is made
up of experienced practitioners in the telecommunications industry.
Nava Networks' development partner and shareholder, Dolphin Networks Ltd,
is a developer of broadband networks and related businesses around the world.
Financial and development sponsorship is provided by Dolphin Communications
Partners, a New York-based private equity investor which focuses exclusively
on the telecommunications sector, with a strong track record of success
internationally.
| Press contacts: |
Takehiro Hayashi, Scott Ikeda, Nick Hayashi
Fujitsu Limited, Public Relations
Tel: +81-3-3215-5236 (Tokyo)
Fax: +81-3-3216-9365
E-mail: pr@hq.fujitsu.co.jp
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Brett O'Riley
Director of Sales and Marketing
Nava Networks
Phone: +64 21 464040
Fax: +64 9 480 4367
E-mail: brettoriley@compuserve.com
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