Alcatel-Lucent starts construction of US-Brazil subsea cable for Seaborn Networks

Seaborn Networks and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced today that construction of the Seabras-1 submarine fiber optic cable system between the US and Brazil has started.

Seabras-1 system is a six-fiber pair system with an initial maximum design capacity of 60 Terabits per second.

"We look forward to continuing to work closely with Alcatel-Lucent during the manufacturing and build stage of this project," said Larry Schwartz, Seaborn's Chief Executive Officer. "And we are most appreciative of our customers who have enabled us to achieve this important milestone so as to ensure a ready-for-service date in 2016."

"Seabras-1 is an important catalyst for the continued expansion of affordable broadband penetration in Brazil and the region," said Philippe Dumont, President of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks. "The system will support a wide variety of global communication services for consumers and businesses throughout South America."

The Alcatel-Lucent solution to be deployed for this project includes an integrated 100G wet plant of cable and high bandwidth repeaters, power feed equipment, and its 1620 Light Manager (LM) submarine line terminal equipped with advanced coherent technology and offering unique flexibility to increase direct connectivity between countries. Designed to accommodate 100G wavelengths in the same platform, the Alcatel-Lucent 1620 LM enables seamless capacity upgrade on flexible grid for channel spacing without traffic interruption.  As part of the turnkey contract, Alcatel-Lucent is also responsible for project management, system design, installation and system commissioning.

ABOUT SEABORN NETWORKS

Seaborn Networks is a developer and operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, including Seabras-1 which is the first-ever direct fiber optic cable system between New York City and São Paulo. Seabras-1 is a 60 Tbps system that will connect the financial and commercial centers of the US and Brazil, with a branch that lands in Fortaleza, Brazil. Seaborn was founded by successful submarine cable and wholesale carrier executives with experience in designing, building and operating many of the world's largest submarine and terrestrial networks.
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ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)

We are at the forefront of global communications, providing products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and their customers, and to enterprises and institutions throughout the world.

Underpinning us in driving the industrial transformation from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video and information is Bell Labs, an integral part of the Group and one of the world's foremost technology research institutes, responsible for countless breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group being recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top 50 "World's Most Innovative Companies". We have also been recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry Group Leader in the Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, for making global communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in pursuit of the Group's mission to realize the potential of a connected world.

With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU). The company is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

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