SOMCABLE | $35 million USD - marine cable project | U/C

[Constantine MMX]

On Saturday (8th of May 2010), a local Somaliland company, Somaliland Cable (SomCable) Ltd announced it was contracted to deploy the submarine cable from Djibouti to Somaliland. It said in a statement (in Somali), the project will begin in two phases, it would pull the submarine cable from Djibouti port to Berbera by sea (submarine cable) and on land, it would run cost effective land based long haul fiber-optic communications networks from Djibouti to Somaliland. It said, it was necessary to have two in case one fails, the other will be kept as backup. SomCable declared it would invest $35 million USD on the project and would employ more than 10, 000 locals. -- Source

2012 - SOMCABLE begins deploying of cable fiber

Hargeisa- Somcable the firm that has won the rights to bring Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Somaliland began digging the trenches where the Fiber Optic cables will be buried in the capital of Hargeisa today. SOMCABLE’s preparation before the installation of the cables underground has been welcomed with choice celebration by the residents of Hargeisa who have long waited for the day of fast internet connections and cheap ISP provider.

According to Engineer Mustafe Jama who is the engineer in charge of the preparation and digging of the trenches in the capital of Hargeisa, their firm will also began trench digging in the cities of Burco,Borama and Berbera in the coming weeks as the arrival of the cable will be soon. Somaliland’s business community is also very enthusiastic of Fiber Optic connection that the country will be receiving in the coming weeks as it is expected to be major boost for the business community. --Source

[G.O.E.T.I.A]

Very nice project. I like the name of the brand as well, could be usefull and expanded in a unified Somalia.

[Ras Siyan]

Congrats! It's a great project that will have tangible result by connecting Sland to international cables and bring higher speed/quality internet and phone to the region

Originally Posted by G.O.E.T.I.A

I like the name of the brand as well, could be usefull and expanded in a unified Somalia.

+1

[Xusein]

Great stuff. To be honest though, this should have been done years ago. Great job though.

[juzme123]

Very exciting project. Hopefully more people will get cheaper and faster internet connectivity this way

[Constantine MMX]

Isn't this part of the 'fastest internet in Africa' announcement I heard a year or so ago? I think it was internet speed of 150mb.

[musa90]

Interesting project.

[The Rt. Hon.]

Great project. They could do with two of these.

[Constantine MMX]

^They do employ such heavy machinery.

Somcable to roll out next-gen broadband across Somaliland

The entire region of Somaliland is to be given access to next-generation broadband by end of 2012, thanks to a £35m rollout to be carried out by Somcable. The investment will see 1200 Km of new fibre being laid to bring speeds of up to 100Mbit/s to homes and businesses in the region.

The chief executive of Somcable, Mike Cothill, said that the rollout would stand as a "flagship example of what can be achieved with new technology in the emerging market". "We expect to cover 80 to 90 per cent of the county with fibre-to-the-rural or fibre-to-the-towns by 2013, with the rest of the county being connected either through wireless technologies" he said. "We think demand will be high, especially from businesses, and we hope to have our first customers up and running on the new services by end of the year. "

Aron Glenn, IP Engineer of the Somcable Company, said that the rollout represents a " lifetime's investment in Somaliland" and would have significant economic benefits. -- Source

[Xusein]

100 mbit? Damn. That is very impressive.

[ja'far]

Good investment indeed.

Outsiders who think not enough projects aren't being done in Somalia, they should look around first.

[Ras Siyan]

On Saturday (8th of May 2010), a local Somaliland company, Somaliland Cable (SomCable) Ltd announced it was contracted to deploy the submarine cable from Djibouti to Somaliland

The owner of SomCable is actually a Djiboutian businessman

[Constantine MMX]

His heritage, like yours, is in Northern Somalia, but I guess one could call him that.

[Ras Siyan]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

His heritage, like yours, is in Northern Somalia

True, but then again the majority of Djiboutians have their origins outside our borders.

[Constantine MMX]

SomCable Rolls Out IP Over DWDM Network Using Optelian's Optical Transport System

MARIETTA, GA and OTTAWA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/14/12 -- Optical networking specialist Optelian is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with SomCable to deploy Optelian's LightGAIN system on a terrestrial backbone network to provide faster and more cost-effective communication for Somaliland.

"After exploring various network architectures," explains Michael Cothill, Chief Executive Officer of SomCable, "we converged on a next-generation IP over Dense Wave Division Multiplexing optical network to carry voice and data traffic throughout Somaliland and Optelian provides exactly what we are looking for. With our aggressive plans to provision a new terrestrial backbone to transport all wireless and internet traffic, SomCable needs an easy to use, reliable, and scalable solution that will allow us to start small and grow to meet our customers' needs."

"SomCable designed a state of the art next generation network, so the advanced functionality along with the easy plug and play engineering of Optelian's optical transport solutions serves them well," states Mike Perry, President at Optelian. "LightGAIN's scalable, modular architecture and support for alien-wavelengths provide them with 'Best of Breed' building blocks for their entire network." -- Source

[Xusein]

Globecomm Receives Contract for the Design, Engineering and Supply of a High Speed Wireless Network incorporating a Multi-Media Platform
Friday, September 21, 2012 @ 11:09 AM



Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced that the Company has been awarded a contract for a new broadband wireless system technology from Somcable Limited (SCL) valued at $2.7 million.

Under the terms set forth in the contract, Globecomm will provide the infrastructure that will allow Somcable to deliver voice, Internet, TV and video communication services to SCL subscribers with the goal of developing a framework of a carrier class communications service provider. This will enable SCL to roll out these services at minimal entry level cost and expand the network as the project permits.

http://www.satprnews.com/2012/09/21/...edia-platform/

[Constantine MMX]

^I read a few months ago that the investment budget for the project had risen to $50+ million, but I don't recall the source. It might be that more cities and towns have been added to the connection.

[lady gaga]

Nice project

[Constantine MMX]

SomCable, Bluwan to Expand Fast Wireless Service From Somalia

SomCable, a broadband operator in Somalia, has chosen wireless technology company Bluwan SA to help introduce a high-speed wireless Internet service in the sparsely populated and predominately rural Somaliland region.

“We can do this Fibre Through the Air project at one-10th of the price of a fixed-line fiber connection,” Mike Cothill, chief executive officer of SomCable, said in a phone interview. “To run a cable to a home, you have to dig up people’s properties and management of the network is pretty expensive.”

Globecomm Systems Inc. (GCOM), a New York-based provider of satellite services, will deliver and integrate the system, according to an e-mailed statement from the companies. The goal is 1 million subscribers by 2015. Paris-based Bluwan will initially deploy hubs in Hargeisa, the capital, with a 5- kilometer (3.1-mile) range offering links fast enough for video and audio. -- Read more

[Xusein]

Somaliland gets high-speed fiber optic cable

Three companies have launched a project to provide Internet access to the African country, with expansion plans for other nations

By Rebecca Wanjiku | 29 November 12
Three international companies have launched an ambitious project aimed at connecting a million people in Somaliland with high-speed Internet access.

Somcable, Bluwan and Globecomm systems will connect businesses and homes in Somaliland with up to 8Gbps capacity through FTTA (fiber through the air) access. The project is set to start in the capital, Hargeisa, and will later be deployed to other towns such as Burco, Borama and Berbera. Somaliland broke away from Somalia and is considered fairly stable.

"We have set a target to provide 1 million subscribers with access to high-speed broadband by 2015, our target market is primarily focused on the cities of the horn of Africa; residentials (affluent or middle class), small-medium enterprises or corporate customers and we have several business models that are adapted to each segment of the market," said Somcable CEO Michael Cothill.

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/netw...#ixzz2EiSMaErN