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Belize
Huawei Technologies USA Inc and
Huawei Marine Networks Co Ltd will work
with Belize Telemedia Ltd (BTL) to build
an undersea cable system between the
Belize mainland and San Pedro Island.
The undersea cable, named Strategic
Evolution Underwater Link (SEUL), is a key
piece to BTL’s promise to modernize its
mobile and landline network. The project
includes deploying LTE (4G)mobile service
and fiber to residential and businesses
buildings in San Pedro.
“We have made it our mission to put
Belize in the top three in the region in
terms of connectivity and broadband
speeds. Strategic Evolution Underwater
Link is another step in achieving our goal,
along with the build out of nationwide 4G
LTE,” said Anwar Barrow, chairman of the
BTL executive committee.
The SEUL cable will span 24km, delivering
40 channels at 100G per fiber over 8-fiber
pairs, which will result in up to 32Tb per
second.
The project is scheduled to start this
summer, with a completion date towards
the end of 2017.
“We are excited to continue our
partnership with BLT, this time to construct
a next-generation undersea cable system
that will use advanced technology
to bring fast, reliable and low-cost
connectivity to the people of Belize,” said
Mike Constable, CEO of Huawei Marine.
“…This project demonstrates our strong
commitment to providing leading-edge,
high speed Internet service to all Belizeans
and contributing to the social and
economic development of the country.”
Mike Constable, CEO Huawei Marine
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