AT&T Co will be the largest shareholder in the first self-restoring fibre optic network across the Atlantic: the $740m TAT-12/TAT-13 network, scheduled for completion in September 1996, will use next-generation technology to link the US with France and the UK in an 8,000 mile closed-ring configuration with redundant fibre pair to provide 100% back-up for […]
AT&T Co will be the largest shareholder in the first self-restoring fibre optic network across the Atlantic: the $740m TAT-12/TAT-13 network, scheduled for completion in September 1996, will use next-generation technology to link the US with France and the UK in an 8,000 mile closed-ring configuration with redundant fibre pair to provide 100% back-up for service restoration; Sprint Corp and MCI Communications Corp are participating, with 59 other companies; Alcatel Submarcom SA won a $160m contract to supply 25% of the cable.
