Huawei completes installation of Nigeria-Cameroon submarine cable system

Huawei today announced that it has completed marine installation of the Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) and achieved a major step towards making it ready for service in Q4 2015.

NCSCS lands in Lagos in Nigeria on August 20, 2015. The NCSCS is Cameroon’s first submarine cable with all investment provided solely by Cameroon government.

Spanning approximately 1,100 km, marine installation of the NCSCS system began in mid-June, 2015, to provide a direct link between Kribi in Cameroon with Lagos in Nigeria. The system also incorporates branching units for future connection to Escravos and Qua Iboe in Nigeria’s Southeast region.

“NCSCS will bring an enhanced end-user experience through faster, more reliable international connectivity, which will facilitate affordable broadband services and increase broadband penetration rates throughout the region” said Mike Constable, chief executive officer, Huawei Marine.

“It has paved the way for improving the communications infrastructure across Southeast Nigeria and Cameroon. Completion of NCSCS will realize phase one of Cameroon’s strategies to implement a national broadband network, which will enable international connectivity to Europe and beyond and significantly boost the economic and commercial development of Cameroon,” added Constable.

Delivering 12.8 Tbps of capacity to broadband users in both countries, the NCSCS system utilizes the world’s first titanium-cased six-fiber pair erbium-doped fiber amplifier developed by Huawei Marine. This innovative product, the result of many years of development and qualification brings the substantial advantage of being not only smaller but 40 percent lighter than any other erbium-doped fiber amplifier; which supports enhanced burial capability through simultaneous lay and burial beneath the seabed to reduce both marine installation costs and associated system risks.

“Our teams have worked closely with our subcontractor Global Marine Systems to deliver the system on time and to specification. We’re committed to building a global platform that services the growing needs of our diverse customers, through our innovated turnkey solutions,” added Jas Dhooper, vice president, Service Delivery, Huawei Marine.