NEC Lands Contract to Supply Maldives’ Domestic Submarine Cable System

NEC Corporation has signed a contract with Dhiraagu,the largest telecom carrier in the Maldives for a domestic optical submarine cable system connecting eight islands in the Maldives. NEC will provide a comprehensive set of equipment and services including commissioning and integration on a full turnkey basis.

The contract is for the construction of a non-repeater submarine cable system connecting eight islands in the Maldives, including Kulhuduffushi, Eydhafushi, Hulhumale, Dhangethi, Laamu Gan, Gadhdhoo, Fuahmulak and Hithadhoo. The total length of the cable will be approximately 1,017km with an initial transmission capacity of 20Gbps.

The Maldives, consisting of over 1,200 islands, is one of the world’s most well known resorts and diving spots. Currently, the country relies mostly on satellite and microwave technologies for domestic telecommunications. In order to improve international and domestic network services, Dhiraagu is gradually converting its resources to submarine cables.

NEC successfully completed the country’s first submarine cable system in January 2007, linking the Maldives to the rest of the world through Sri Lanka, and a domestic system connecting five islands in the Maldives. The new submarine cable will connect to these existing cables, which will dramatically enhance the reach of domestic and international telecommunications for the Maldives.

“In addition to our participation in the first submarine cable deployment in the Maldives, NEC is honored to contribute to the construction of this new cable system,” said Osamu Harada, General Manager, Submarine Network Division, NEC Corporation. “NEC believes this is a reflection of our comprehensive project implementation capability and highly advanced DWDM technologies for broadband telecommunication, proven by our past submarine cable projects.”
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Mastering Satellite TV Accessories for Better Home Entertainment

While many people were still trying to learn how to program their VCRs the technology became obsolete. One day not understanding the inner workings of a VCR meant missing your favorite shows week after week and scanning the TV guide for scheduled reruns, and the next it simply didn't matter anymore. People weren't using VCRs any longer, they switched over to DVDs. Before long things got even better in that you could look up any program you like and have it in a few minutes by downloading it on your computer. Now, people are able to simply hit a button and their televisions record every single program they request, and even those their DVRs think they might like, and never miss a minute of entertainment. The problem for some people, however, is that they are still trying to figure out how to use a remote control while the world of entertainment technology is whizzing right by. Really taking advantage of it requires quickly mastering each new gizmo and gadget and getting the best use possible out of it before moving on to the latest and greatest new thing. One of the best ways to really streamline all your technology into one system that provides the very best in entertainment is to go with satellite TV.

With cable TV, people have to set up not only the cable connection, but a DVD player, a DVR unit, and then a Bluetooth unit so they are able to watch programming and movies from their computers online. Even after all that they still miss out on a lot of programming that comes standard with a subscription to satellite service. A prime example is that of sporting events, which simply cannot be watched on cable. Usually a few local teams are covered regularly, but that's it. For those who want a selection of movies, news, games and regular programming on their regular television service, cable television simply doesn't cut it. With cable it's necessary to keep going back to the internet to fill in the gaps. Why not cut out this middle man and go straight to the source of great entertainment that's around 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

Some people shy away from satellite TV because they don't understand the technology, and think their home entertainment will be far more complicated than ever, but this could not be farther from the truth. There are service professionals always at the ready to help with any queries or issues, and after installation the customer never even has to touch the dish. All the best features of cable also come standard like great local news, weather and programming, as well as DVR for recording all those programs you aren't home to catch. Services that cable doesn't offer which come standard include on demand programming, pay per view programming, excellent selection when it comes to sporting events and movie channels from all over the planet, and of course high definition picture and sound. With all those benefits it's hard to believe that anyone still has cable television service!
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