Alcatel Wins Canadian NEPTUNE Deal
Alcatel today announced that it has signed a contract valued at approximately US 33 million dollars with the University of Victoria, Canada, to deploy an advanced submarine cable and data network for educational and oceanic research activities.
The contract is part of the NEPTUNE (North-east Pacific Time-series Undersea Network Experiments) project that will serve as a platform for real-time oceanic monitoring and scientific experiments. The contract was awarded together with Nautronix MariPro - the world leader in cabled undersea sensor systems, and Satlantic, a world leader in precision sensors and observing system technologies.
NEPTUNE is a joint U.S.-Canadian venture led by the University of Washington in the U.S. and the University of Victoria in Canada for installing a series of interactive seafloor observing sites to study activity within the ocean environment. The overall project will expand the boundaries of ocean exploration and introduce a new way of studying and understanding the planet.
posted by Fergie @ 10/21/2005 07:21:00 AM
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