Alcatel-Lucent bags Tele Greenland deal

PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent has bagged €90 million contract from Tele Greenland to deploy 4,600 km submarine cable network linking Greenland to Iceland and Canada.

The new cable network, Greenland Connect, will provide international and domestic connectivity to meet the growing bandwidth requirements for new applications - including video, data, and other multimedia services, Alcatel-Lucent said.

"The Greenland Connect cable will provide Greenland with a place on the worldwide Internet network, and direct access to American and European markets," said Brian Buus Pedersen, CEO of Tele Greenland. "Alcatel-Lucent's submarine solutions offer the flexibly and reliability our customers require to support the cost-effective delivery of innovative services."

The project will be completed before the winter season of 2008. The network will enable businesses and consumers to benefit from services such as broadband Internet and video conferencing, Alcatel-Lucent statement added.

"The severe weather conditions of Greenland and the North Atlantic Ocean make this project very challenging," said Jean Godeluck, president of Alcatel-Lucent's submarine network activity.