Jamaica-based Digicel Group yesterday announced a plan to deploy an undersea fibre-optic cable connecting Haiti to an existing route from Jamaica to the US, which it says could be ready to carry voice and data traffic by July this year. The 200km cable will cost around USD16 million and will be built in partnership with Columbus Networks and Alcatel-Lucent, using IT International Telecom as marine services subcontractor, the Jamaica Gleaner reports. Alcatel-Lucent originally deployed the FibraLink system owned by Columbus Networks, which connects Kingston to Florida, and Columbus Networks will own, operate and manage the new Fibralink Extension to Haiti after it is completed, providing high speed connections to 21 countries.
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