Alcatel-Lucent to Deliver Fiber Optic Submarine Broadband Connectivity to Oil and Gas Production Facilities Offshore Angola

6 October 2015
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The 1,900 km Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC) will be developed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks

PARIS, France, 2 October 2015, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU), has been awarded the development of the Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC), a critical infrastructure project which will dramatically reduce the cost-per-bit associated with the delivery of data traffic to Angola, including its offshore oil and gas production facilities.

Spanning 1,900 km, the SOOC undersea network will connect to landing points at four locations along the Angolan coast and will allow the country's oil and gas industry to benefit from very large offshore data bandwidth with high availability, high reliability and low latency.

SOOC will enable better operational efficiency and optimize operational costs and will also bring significant benefits to the Angolan economy, as a high-speed connection will be established between the Luanda area and Cabinda to fulfill national telecom needs. The development phase is under way and construction work is scheduled to start in second half of 2016.

Yohann Bénard, Oil & Gas General Manager of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, said: "After connecting Angola to the global network through several undersea cables, ASN is pleased to further contribute to the development of the Angolan fiber optical infrastructure. This award is a prime illustration that submarine fiber-optic technology is becoming the standard telecommunication medium for offshore assets. It further demonstrates our leadership in the platform connectivity market, which is one of the priorities of ASN's industrial plan to diversify into the oil and gas sector."

Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Alcatel-Lucent.

About Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks

Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks leads the industry in terms of capacity and installed base with more than 575,000 km of optical submarine cables/systems deployed worldwide. From traditional telecom to new Oil & Gas applications, ASN provides every part of a global undersea transmission network, all tailored to the customer's needs. An extensive service portfolio completes its comprehensive offering for the submarine business, including project management, installation and commissioning and marine operations and maintenance performed by its fleet of seven cable ships.

ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)

Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist. We are dedicated to making global communications more innovative, sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and governments worldwide. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to help our customers unleash their value. Every success has its network. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

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