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Submarine Cables:

O&M and Cable Maintenance

Update

PTC – 17 January 2016

Dean Veverka Director Networks & Vice President Operations

Southern Cross Cables Ltd.

ICPC Vice-Chairman

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Presentation Outline

� Operations Update

� Marine Maintenance Update

� ICPC Update

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The Upgrade!� Largest SX capacity update to date

� 1.8Tb/s added to lit network capacity

� 200Gbps Wavelengths

� Flexible Grid technology

� Digital Switches upgraded to 15Tbps capability

� Potential capacity increase to 15Tb/s

� 2030 extension (beyond cable design life)

� Reduces customer Total Cost of Ownership

� Client Options

� 100Gb/s Ethernet and OTN interfacing options

� Network extended to 4 new US POP sites� Los Angeles and Silicon Valley

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Upgrade Checklist�Define requirements – Transport, switching, products

�Tender and Evaluation - Total cost of ownership

�Operational Impact and risk assessment – Live traffic

�Software Upgrades

�Hardware Upgrades and Spares holding assesment

�Systems Integrations – OSS systems

�Staff training – timing critical

�Test equipment upgrades or new equipment

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Network Operations Centre (NOC)� Manage software upgrades in maintenance windows

� Traffic Migrations

� Investing in training – Ethernet

� Documentation of processes and procedures

� Complexity increases for OSS integration

� Manage de-commissioning of older equipment

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= Orange/GMSL (ACMA) Brest, France; Portland, UK; Curacao= Orange/Elettra (MECMA) La Seyne Sur Mer, France; Catania, Italy

= Orange (2OCMA) Cape Town, South Africa

= GMSL (NAZ) Victoria, Canada

= KCS/KTS/SBSS (YZ) Yokohama, Japan; Keoje, Korea; Wujing, China= ACPL/IOCPL/GMSL Singapore; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Manila, Phillipines

(SEAIOCMA)

NAZ – North America ZoneACMA – Atlantic Cable Maintenance AgreementMECMA – Mediterranean Cable Maintenance AgreementSEAIOCMA – South East Asia and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance AgreementYZ - Yokohama Zone

Companies/Zones Base Ports

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Zone Maintenance Agreements

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= ASN / Calais, France; Cape Verde; Curacao (APMA)

TE SubCom Taichung,Taiwan (APMMSA)

= TE SubCom Portland, USA (NPMMSA)

= ASN Noumea, New Caledonia (SPMA)

= eMarine Hamriya, UAE; Salalah, Oman

APMA

SPMA

NPMMSA

E Marine

APMMSA

APMA - Atlantic Private Maintenance Agreement, including Med APMMSA - Asia Pacific Marine Maintenance Service AgreementNPMMSA - Northern Pacific Marine Maintenance Service AgreementSPMA - South Pacific Maintenance AgreementRed Sea, Arabian Gulf, Indian Arabian Sea

Companies Base Ports

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Private Maintenance Agreements

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� Established in 1958 for Owners and Operators of submarine cables

� In 2010, membership opened up to Governments, Ship Operators, System Suppliers and Survey Companies.

� In 2013, Associate Membership class created for Industry supporters

� Australian, United Kingdom, Malta, New Zealand and Singapore Government Departments are now members

About ICPC160 Members

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ICPC Activities� 48th Plenary in Hong Kong SAR

� 135 delegates

� Sargasso Sea Workshop – Joint 40 page report

� United Nations Division of Oceans and Law of the sea (DOLAS) – ICPC International Law Advisor Presentation

� Rhodes Academy – sponsored writing competition

� OSPAR – Granted observer status.

� Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) – recommends all States join ICPC

� Several Press releases throughout the year

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ICPC Activities

� ISA – MOU to develop procedures for the granting of deep sea mining licences with due regard to submarine cable systems

� IHO – MOU to develop standard charting and digital RPL formats for use by Global HOs

� IMO – Establish 1 nm separation from cable ships and ¼ nm from repair buoys.

� UN – Development of a legally binding Instrument under UNCLOS for the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biological diversity of areas Beyond National Jurisdiction BBNJ

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Workshop - Indonesia

ICPC invited to co-host with the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs

An innovative approach to define discuss and recommend practical means to enhance the attractiveness for Indonesia to become an important international telecommunications hub

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ICPC and Regional CPCs

African Cable Protection – In progress

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Thank You