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Jan 07, 2010 News
The long-awaited submarine cable linking Guyana to Suriname and the rest of the world, is expected to start its shore-end landing from today, according to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).
The cable is expected to dramatically improve the quality of the internet connection of GT&T and it will directly and indirectly provide secure, high-speed, broadband communications capacity to businesses, Government, and the population as a whole, the company said yesterday.
On Saturday, GT&T says, it will host a ceremony on the Kingston Seawall to mark the shore-end landing of the Suriname-Guyana Submarine Cable System (SG-SCS).
The 1,240 km submarine fibre optic cable system will connect Guyana and Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago and to the rest of the world.
The cable installation and related marine services will be provided by Global Marine Systems Limited (GMSL), the largest independent provider of submarine cable installation and maintenance and will rely on Huawei Marine Networks’ (HMN) innovative, optical transmission technology.
GMSL’s vessels, equipment and personnel are already in place to begin landing the shore-end of the cable, GT&T said yesterday.
President Bharrat Jagdeo has been invited to officiate at the ceremony and invitees will include Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, the Chairman and Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission, members of the Diplomatic Corps, private sector leaders, and other key stakeholders.
The SG-SCS will have the distinction of being the first fibre optic submarine cable that lands directly in Guyana.
“In fact, the SG-SCS will allow for more than 3,000 times the current bandwidth capacity in use in Guyana. Guyana’s investment in the design and construction of the cable amounts to some US$30 million. Upon completion it will enable current services and future, next-generation services at the highest industry standards and at a competitive cost. It will dramatically improve telecommunications delivery and the delivery of communications services generally and thereby place the enormous potential of ICT within the grasp of every Guyanese.”
The shore-end landing works will commence today with the cable ship and the tugs taking up their positions offshore and the clearing and preparation of the channel for cable alignment will begin.
Divers and other personnel will be active closer to shore, making preparations to lay and pull the cable into the beach manhole.
According to GT&T, the work area will be secured for safety and security reasons and there will be a security cordon around the area. The public can witness the activities from the Kingston seawall, east and west of Guyana Pegasus Hotel.
“GT&T is proud of its involvement in the SG-SCS project and looks to its completion by mid-2010 when the cable will become operational. This project represents a major milestone in the company’s operational development as well as reason for all Guyana to celebrate.
“We look forward to working collaboratively with Government, the private sector, the regulatory agencies and indeed all stakeholders to exploit fully the opportunities that the SG-SCS cable will provide.”
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