| Possibility of a third submarine fibre optic cable in sight
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Monday, 26 February 2007
On Thursday, 22nd February (2007), Alcatel Lucent launched their new
branch in Malta. As what often happens in such cases, Minister Austin
Gatt was present to make a speech, which in this case proved to be
quite useful to give us an idea of what we may expect from this
company. In his speech, he commented on the current sorry state of our
bandwidth which comes from two operators who both have a cable landing
on the same spot in Sicily. Alcatel Lucent seems to have a plan to pass
a new cable directly from some central Internet hub in Europe, and
according to the Minister, the Government is looking at the possibility
of providing the capital investment required for this project.
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most interesting fact about this potential new link, however, is that
it would not just be providing Malta with International bandwith, but a
second cable would then go down to northern Africa in order to supply
bandwidth to the region. If this project ever gets done, for the first
time we won't just be begging at the end of the line, but Malta will
actually become a bandwidth provider for other countries, which
definitely would result in much better economies of scale.
Links:
MIIIT Press Release
Malta Independent Article
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 26 February 2007 ) |
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