Tonga  Cable  Submarine  Fiber  Op.c  Cable  

System  

Presenta.on  Overview  v Tonga  Cable  Limited  background  v Market  Positioning  v Tonga-­‐Fiji  Route  v Optical  Infrastructure  v Southern  Cross  Cable  Network  v IP  Transit  Network  v TCL  Services  Offered  

Tonga  Cable  Limited  � Public  Enterprise  � Wholesaling  ISP  services  to  local  ISPs  and  Telecom  operators  

� Tonga  Cable  project  funded  by  � World  Bank  �  ADB  �  TCC  

�  Supplier  of  the  system  is  Alcatel  Lucent  

v Market  Positioning  

Tonga  submarine  fibre  cable  

� Cable  length  –  827kms  �  1  fibre  pair  �  System  Capacity  –  320Gbps  

�  Initial  capacity  configured  –  20Gbps  

�  System  lifetime  –  25yrs  � Wet  plant  +  Dry  plant  

Submarine  fibre  op.c  cable  system  

TCL Station

Fintel Station

Cable  Laying  PLOW   ROV  

Cable  landing  in  Tonga  

Tonga  Landing  Sta.on  

 Landing  Sta.on  equipment  

Power  Feeding  Equipment  (PFE)  

SLTE  

Landing  sta.on  backup  power  

Tonga  Cable  –  Southern  Cross  Equipment  Interconnected  

Southern  Cross  Cable  Network  

Southern  Cross  Cable  Network  

TCL  IP  TRANSIT  NETWORK  

Service  Technical  Descrip.on  Service   Service  Features  �  Premium  IP  Transit  �  Carrier    

�  BGP-­‐4  Routing  �  IPv4  �  IPv6    

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