Fujitsu helps capacity upgrade of SEA-ME-WE 4  
ConvergenceAsia staff
06/03/2008

IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu will upgrade the capacity of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) 4 submarine cable network connecting numerous countries between Singapore and France.

With completion scheduled in 2009, this multi-million dollar second upgrade project will further triple the existing trunk capacity of the system, enabling SEA-ME-WE 4 to support the increased broadband traffic requirements along the route.

Under the terms of the contract, Fujitsu will upgrade the Singapore-India submarine link by deploying, installing and commissioning additional dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment (DWDM), notably its FLASHWAVE S650 for this extensive network.

Owned and operated by 16 international telecommunications carriers, SEA-ME-WE 4 spans nearly 20,000 kilometres linking 14 countries from France to Singapore via Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia with 16 landing points.

Fujitsu had the turnkey responsibility of this network from design to laying for Segment 1 linking Singapore to Mumbai. Fujitsu, and its co-contractor Alcatel-Lucent, supplied the network that started commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2005. 

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