wiredInUSA April 2016

Maldives project underway

Dominion Cables, Fiji’s only manufacturer of electrical energy cables, has made a $50,000 donation to the prime minister’s relief and rehabilitation fund for victims of tropical cyclone Winston. A statement released by the government stated that while attorney general and minister of financeMr Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum thanked Dominion Cables for its timely assistance, healsourged local businesses to donate to devastated Fijian communities. The attorney general added that some retailers had unethically increased the prices of goods following the cyclone, and that they have been referred to the commerce commission for investigation. “At a timeof suchurgent need, it is shameful that some businesses are exploiting people facing dire circumstances. Instead of actinggreedily, I urgeall businesses to lower your margins to increase volume, boost our economy, and give people the goods and services they need at affordable prices,” he said. Cables aid in cyclone recovery

Ooredoo Maldives has begun its offshore marine survey in preparation for its nationwide fiber optic submarine cable project. Working with Huawei Marine Networks, the 100G transmission network will extend to 1,200km. Ooredoo plans to significantly boost Internet services in the Maldives and provide high speed fiber internet connectivity to all the islands across the nation. The marine surveys are being carried out by the exploration survey vessel MV Duke , which features a specialist survey laboratory for onboard data processing and interpretation. The survey will collect the data required for Huawei Marine to design a submarine cable system customized for the Maldives’ marine environment. CEO Vikram Sinha added that Ooredoo’s priority in the Maldives has always been the establishment of a modern network to provide the best telecommunication and Internet services to its islands and resorts. The operation to lay the submarine network across the archipelago should be underway by mid-2016.

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