EC Member Profiles

Australia Japan Cable operates a multi-award winning submarine cable network linking Australia to the rapidly expanding Internet and data world.

Demand for high quality international bandwidth from Australia is growing at an unprecedented rate. In order to provide customers with an unparalleled combination of speed, quality and value, Australia Japan Cable offers high speed submarine optical fibre capacity between Australia and Japan, with additional connectivity in Guam.

In the Northern Hemisphere, high capacity, low cost information super-highways link North America, Asia and Europe. Australia is directly connected to these information super-highways via the 12,700 km Australia Japan Cable network along a proven historically safe route.

Renowned for its operational excellence since inception, Australia Japan Cable’s current potential Design Capacity of 1280+1280Gb/s makes it one of Australia’s largest links in the growing global e-economy. Our network architecture, combined with the latest technology, ensures we meet customer demands for voice, high speed data and multimedia service capacity at competitive prices.

www.ajcable.com

Alcatel-Lucent provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With 79,000 employees and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion in 2005. With more than 461,500 km of installed submarine networks, Alcatel-Lucent has played a key role in the development and implementation of the most important submarine cable networks in operation today. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:

http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

Apollo is the world's most advanced transatlantic submarine fibre optic cable system running from London to New York and Paris to Washington D.C.

The Apollo system has the greatest design capacity of any system in the Atlantic.

Apollo incorporates four fibre pairs throughout its 13,000 km length and provides data transmission at 10Gbit/s through Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and offers a variety of wavelength products including the latest Ethernet services. The unique engineering of Apollo allows an ultimate capacity of at least 3.2 Tbit/s. It comprises of two fully diverse submarine cables with four fibre pairs in each. Each fibre pair is capable of being upgraded to at least 80x10Gbit/s wavelengths.

The network is owned by Apollo Submarine Cable System Limited, a UK based company jointly owned by Cable & Wireless (www.cw.com) and Alcatel-Lucent (www.alcatel-lucent.com).

The Apollo cable system was completed in 2003. During the planning, design, construction and commissioning of the system, Cable &Wireless' unrivalled knowledge of the submarine cable business and Alcatel-Lucent's leading edge technology were brought together to create the world's most advanced transatlantic cable system.

The Apollo Cable System is operated and managed by Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd, a joint venture company based in Covent Garden, London, WC2.

www.apollo-scs.com

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions serving customers in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Our principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT serves over 20 million customers as well as providing network services to other licensed operators. With network coverage in over 200 countries across 5 continents, BT specializes in flexible and innovative services based upon open systems to meet the challenges, and grasp the opportunities, its customer's face in the digital networked economy. Our portfolio ranges from desktop and network equipment and software, transport and connectivity, IP-based e-business solutions, and managed network services and system integration to consultancy for complex global requirements.

www.bt.com

Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international communications companies. It provides fixed and mobile voice, data, IP (Internet Protocol) and broadband services to business and residential customers, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services.

Cable &Wireless' principal operations are in the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco.

www.cw.com

The EGS Survey Group provides innovative engineering geophysical, oceanographic and environmental survey services to the submarine telecommunication, power and pipeline industries worldwide. Specialising in supporting the submarine telecommunications industry; EGS has carried out more than 300,000 route kilometres of survey from across rivers to across the world’s oceans.

EGS offers full cable route planning and engineering capability including:

• Feasibility studies and provisional route planning and selection
• Pre survey Pipeline and Cable Route Studies and Route Engineering
• Design of route survey specifications and procedures
• Route survey and burial assessment
• Final route engineering

www.egssurvey.com

E-marine PJSC, an ISO certified Company, is one of the market leaders in Submarine Cable Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Services. E-marine offers its services in the field of Marine Project Management, Consultancy, Marine Route Survey, Cable Freight Management & Storage, and Chartering. Besides Telecommunication field, E-marine provides complete range of solutions to the offshore industry.

E-marine’s beginning was in early 1984, and now over 25 years of track record, it has successfully completed various projects of national and international importance.
E-marine has a highly qualified and motivated technical team to provide customized solutions locally, regionally, and globally to our valued customers.

E-marine owns three Cable Ships and one Special Purpose Cable laying support vessel which are fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipments. CS Etisalat is a medium sized cable ship which is designed to operate on shallow areas. CS Niwa, a DP II vessel and CS Umm Al Anber are Ocean going ships with extended endurance in the sea. All our vessels are fitted with working class ROV’s. “SPV WASEL” is designed to perform work such as shore end diving support & Survey activities and cable laying & Repair on depth of half a meter.

E-marine’s Cable Depots (Port of Salalah, Oman & Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE.) provide sophisticated storage facilities for submarine cables and accessories in a controlled environment in accordance with highest international standards. The depots are equipped with testing and jointing facilities operated by highly qualified professionals. E-marine’s storage facilities meet the high industrial standards.

E-marine’s total commitment for quality is evidenced with the obtainment of an integrated quality, Health, Safety, and Environment Management System. It is certified to ISM code, ISO 9001-2000, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:1999.
The strategic location of E-marine’s facilities as well as its customized solutions and highly competent professionals makes E-marine the leader in the region for submarine cable related services.

www.emarine.ae

France Telecom is one of the world's leading telecommunications carriers, with more than 126 million customers on the five continents (220 countries and territories) at March 31, 2005 and consolidated revenues of 46.16 billion euros for 2004 (under IFRS GAAP). For the Q1 2005, consolidated revenues totaled 11.62 billion euros (under IFRS GAAP). Through its major international brands, including Orange, Wanadoo, Equant and GlobeCast, France Telecom provides businesses, consumers and other carriers with a complete portfolio of solutions that spans local, long-distance and international telephony, wireless, Internet, multimedia, data, broadcast. France Telecom is the second-largest wireless operator and Internet access provider in Europe, and a world leader in telecommunications solutions for multinational corporations. France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) is listed on the Paris and New York stock exchanges.

www.francetelecom.com/wholesalesolutions

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.1 trillion yen (US$43.2 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

In the submarine cable industry, Fujitsu is one of the most experienced players in the world. In 1969, Fujitsu developed the very first Japanese coaxial submarine cable system, and since then, Fujitsu has installed more than 70 submarine cable systems around the globe. Fujitsu provides planning, design, installation, commissioning, and project management services to complete full-turn-key projects of any size, on time and to the full satisfaction of our customers.Fujitsu is also a leading supplier for systems upgrade projects with highly reliable technologies and excellent engineering performance.

Fujitsu Limited: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/telecom/

Submarine Networks:
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/telecom/solution/submarine

Global Marine has been in business for well over a century and continues to be the pre-eminent provider of submarine cable installation and maintenance services in the world. We are self-funding, independent, and can offer every element of the planning, installation and maintenance process around the globe. We're able to provide a comprehensive, tailored solution for our customers throughout the life of their submarine network systems and the combination of the unparalleled technical expertise of our workforce and access to vessels and ROVs has enabled us to oversee many of the industry's most complex projects for over 150 years.

www.globalmarinesystems.com

GlobeNet provides secure and reliable low latency network transport to major international carriers and service providers. Services include International Capacity, Carrier Ethernet and Wavelength services between North and South America over a dual ring-protected, fiber-optic submarine cable system serving Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, the U.S.A and Venezuela.

GlobeNet offers the lowest latency design on all network segments to support mission-critical applications with exclusive direct routes from NYC and Miami to South America. The network spans 22,000 kilometers and offers a network availability of 99.99%. GlobeNet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oi, Brazil’s leading telecommunications provider.

Services:

International Private Line (IPL) E1/T1 - STM-1 -STM-64
Carrier Ethernet 2Mbps – 10Gbps
Wavelength Services 10Gpbs
Additional Services include Colocation at Cable Landing Stations and Local Loops

For more information go to www.globenet.net

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.google.com.

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. In the submarine cable telecommunication industry, NEC is among the world leaders for its innovative technologies and excellent track records, having successfully completed many of the world's most important cable systems. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society.

For more information, visit NEC at >www.nec.com (Corporate) www.nec.com/submarine (Submarine Networks).

Reliance Globalcom is the umbrella brand for all global communications initiatives of Reliance Communications, one of the world's largest integrated telecom service providers. Reliance Globalcom offers a diverse portfolio of global enterprise, wholesale, consumer and managed services.

Reliance FLAG" is the world's largest private undersea cable system spanning 65,000 kms seamlessly integrated with the global telecom partners network to provide a robust Global Service Delivery Platform connecting 37 key business markets in India, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the U.S. through an overlay low-latency, global, MPLS-based IP network.

Reliance Globalcom Services, Inc., the enterprise business unit of Reliance Globalcom, is the leading provider of managed network and application delivery services for the global enterprise. Reliance Globalcom's custom data networking solutions empower businesses by delivering high performance, dynamic control, unmatched service quality, and rapid ROI.

www.relianceglobalcom.com

Southern Cross Cable Network provides the fastest, most direct, and most secure international bandwidth from Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii to the heart of the Internet in the USA. Southern Cross has the huge capacity bandwidth required for the widespread adoption of broadband in its markets.

Southern Cross is currently delivering 240 gigabit/s of fully protected bandwidth, which will shortly be upgraded to 430gigabit/s, but has the potential to increase to 2.4 Tbps, as demand growth requires.

With offices in Bermuda, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington, Southern Cross has potential to provide for Australasia's growing bandwidth requirements and is fuelling the broadband revolution.

www.southerncrosscables.com

About Tata Communications

Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications.  With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.

The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and collocation space worldwide.

Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international voice, and strategic investments in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited) and Nepal (United Telecom Limited).

Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TCL).

 www.tatacommunications.com

As one of the world's leading telecommunications and information technology service providers, Deutsche Telekom AG is setting international standards. We have an international focus and are represented in approximately 50 countries.

Deutsche Telekom offers almost 200 million customers all over the world all kinds of products and services for connected life and work.

Deutsche Telekom provides network access, communications services and value-added services with ever increasing bandwidth via the fixed and mobile networks. The Group thus supports personal and social networking using innovative products and services.

In addition to its core business (classic fixed-network and mobile access business), the company is specifically tapping new growth areas through investments in intelligent networks and its portfolio of IT, Internet and network services.

The "T" is the Group’s company brand and will also become an integral part of the brand image of its international affiliates.

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customers arm, is focused on business involving network-centric ICT solutions – with offers combining IT and telecommunications services. T-Systems is increasingly focusing on services such as cloud computing and IT solutions for the energy, healthcare, media distribution, and automotive sectors.

The Group is expressly committed to sustainability and bases its actions on economic as well as social and ecological criteria. Deutsche Telekom regularly ranks highly in international sustainability ratings as a result of its environmental and social performance. The Group meets its entire power requirements in Germany using renewable energy sources. Deutsche Telekom's sustainability campaign "Big changes start small" aims to get customers and the public to play their part by making small changes.

www.t-com.de

TE SubCom (SubCom), a TE Connectivity Limited company, is an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services and a leading global supplier for today’s undersea communications requirements. Drawing on its heritage of technical innovation and industry recognized performance, SubCom delivers the most reliable, high quality solutions to organizations with undersea communications needs vital to their core mission. The company designs, manufactures and installs systems around the world, and has deployed more than 490,000km of subsea communication cable—or enough to circle the earth more than 12 times at the equator. SubCom’s global presence, backed by industry leading research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities, installation and maintenance ships, depots, and management team work together to implement integrated solutions and network upgrades, with unsurpassed reliability, that support the needs of telecommunications, internet providers, offshore and science customers worldwide.

For more information visit www.SubCom.com

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over one of the most advanced fiber-optic networks. The company also delivers integrated business solutions and professional services to large enterprise customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 196,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of $106.6 billion. As a leader in developing undersea cable communications systems, Verizon continues its global network leadership work, delivering more capacity, reliability and speed for data, video, IP-based solutions and strategic services needed by its multinational customers. The company is involved in more than 80 submarine cables worldwide.

www.verizon.com