Tonga Cable Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System by

Tonga Cable Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System by Laupoini Manu

Presentation Overview v. Tonga Cable Limited background v. Market Positioning v. Tonga-Fiji Route v. Optical Infrastructure v. Backup and Redundancy 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 was Alcatel Lucent

v. Market Positioning

Tonga submarine fibre cable �Cable length – 827 kms � 1 fibre pair �System Capacity – 320 Gbps �Initial capacity configured – 20 Gbps �System lifetime – 25 yrs �Wet plant + Dry plant

Submarine fibre optic cable system Fintel Station TCL Station

PLOW Cable Laying ROV

Cable Laying on Seabed

Cable landing in Tonga

Tonga Landing Station

Landing Station equipment Power Feeding Equipment (PFE) SLTE

Landing station backup power

Backup and Redundancy �Terminal Equipment are duplicated in both stations. �Hot Standby �Cold Standby

Tonga Cable – Southern Cross Equipment Interconnected

Southern Cross Cable Network

Southern Cross Cable Network

TCL IP TRANSIT NETWORK

Service Technical Description Service Features �Premium IP Transit �Carrier - Ethernet �IP/MPLS and BGP-4 Routing �IPv 4 �IPv 6 � Layer 2 � Layer 3

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