NEC Completes "ATISA" Submarine Cable
2017年6月22日 - 4:32PM
JCN Newswire (英)
NEC Corporation (TSE:6701) announced today that the 280
kilometer ATISA submarine fiber optic cable system connecting Guam
to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is complete
and operational.
ATISA is owned by DOCOMO PACIFIC Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
NTT DOCOMO, Inc., who selected NEC, a global leader in the
integration of IT and network technologies, to design and build the
cable.
The ATISA submarine cable project (from the Chamorro word atisa,
meaning "to illuminate; to accelerate"), which began with the
signing of a supply contract in February 2016, was recently brought
ashore and connected to the terrestrial fiber networks on Guam,
Saipan, Tinian and Rota. The system is now online with an initial
operating capacity of 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of bandwidth.
As presently designed, the total capacity of the ATISA system is
7.2 Terabits per second (Tbps).
With the ATISA cable, DOCOMO PACIFIC is providing high-speed
internet connectivity services to enterprise customers, including
their first enterprise partner, the Commonwealth Port Authority,
which operates the Francisco C. Ada Saipan International Airport.
ATISA also connects the CNMI to Guam, where local businesses and
government agencies can connect to other systems, extending the
cable's reach to the global internet.
"We are excited to announce that our ATISA submarine cable system
is ready for service," said Jonathan Kriegel, DOCOMO PACIFIC's
President and CEO. "ATISA makes it possible to offer the people of
the CNMI the same world-class products and services already
available to our customers in Guam. We look forward to working with
enterprise partners of all sizes in the CNMI and helping them to
serve their customers faster and more effectively," he added.
"We want to sincerely thank our associates, advisers, and suppliers
who have worked tirelessly over the last year and half to make
ATISA a reality. We would also like to thank the CNMI government
agencies, community partners, and especially the people of Rota,
Saipan and Tinian for welcoming this project and helping to bring
it to completion. ATISA is a major investment in our families and
community, and enables us to create ONE Marianas for everyone,"
said Kriegel.
"It is a great honor that NEC has played a part in this significant
achievement for the CNMI. I am so happy to share this special and
exciting moment with our customers. Since NEC is located in the
Asia-Pacific region, we can always provide "real-time" technical
support during the operation and maintenance phase as well. I hope
that our partnership will be further enhanced, and that we will
help develop the CNMI region together, toward deepened mutual
understanding and the fulfillment of human potential," said Toru
Kawauchi, General Manager, Submarine Network Division, NEC
Corporation.
NEC has been active in the submarine cable system business for more
than 40 years and is now recognized as one of the world's top
submarine cable vendors. Including the current construction of the
SEA-US cable, the first 100Gbps trans-Pacific cable, NEC has laid a
total of more than 250,000 kilometers of cable--the equivalent of
six trips around the earth's equator.
About DOCOMO PACIFIC
DOCOMO PACIFIC is the largest provider of quad-play
telecommunications and entertainment services in the Marianas. A
wholly owned subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile phone
operator, DOCOMO PACIFIC provides award-winning services aimed at
transforming your television, mobile, online and home telephone
experience. These innovative services include the Marianas' first
100 Mbps online speeds, 4G LTE mobile services, and the new TiVo
cable TV platform. DOCOMO PACIFIC is committed to bringing you and
your family closer to the things that matter most. Get to know more
about what makes us "better together" at www.docomopacific.com.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network
technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world.
By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross
utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's
advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of
its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in
technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society.
For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
Based on its Mid-term Management Plan 2015, the NEC Group globally
provides "Solutions for Society" that promote the safety, security,
efficiency and equality of society. Under the company's corporate
message of "Orchestrating a brighter world," NEC aims to help solve
a wide range of challenging issues and to create new social value
for the changing world of tomorrow. For more information, please
visit
http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/solutionsforsociety/message.html.
Source: NEC Corporation
Contact:
NEC
Seiichiro Toda
s-toda@cj.jp.nec.com
+81-3-3798-6511
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