Guardian private cable maintenance continues expansion with Denmark to Russia cable maintenance win

Denmark’s leading provider of communications solutions and Russia’s national long-distance telecoms operator join Global Marine’s Guardian private cable maintenance programme

Chelmsford, UK: Global Marine Systems Limited, the independent market-leading subsea cable installation and maintenance company, is pleased to announce that TDC, the leading provider of communications solutions in Denmark, and Rostelecom, (NYSE: ROS; RTS, MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP), Russia’s national long-distance telecommunications operator, have joined Global Marine’s Guardian private cable maintenance programme.

Under the programme, TDC and Rostelecom will benefit from a dedicated, high quality and comprehensive fibre optic cable maintenance contract that is based upon mutually agreed performance metrics and a fixed price for the term of the agreement. The three year contract, which began on April 5th 2006, will provide both companies with total peace of mind that cable breakages, repairs and preventative operations are all carried out in a transparent and highly professional manner

Spanning 1,216 kilometres, the Denmark Russia 1 fibre optic cable has provided Russia with connectivity to Western Europe for the past 11 years and runs from Karlslunde, Denmark to Kingesepp, Russia. It will be serviced by both Global Marine’s CS Sovereign and CS Sentinel, which are based at Portland Port, Portland, UK.

Commenting today, Claus Nielsen at TDC said, “With Denmark’s geographic position as a hub for telecommunications between eastern Europe and western countries, it was crucial that we selected a cable maintenance operator who could provide us with leading-edge industry know how and the complete peace of mind that our communications infrastructure would be in safe hands.”

Deputy General Director Gennady Solovsky at Rostelecom added, “As both the volume of our incoming and outgoing international traffic continues to rise year on year, Global Marine’s cable maintenance services are crucial in allowing us to accommodate the growing needs of our customers.”

“Global Marine has worked with Rostelecom and TDC for some time on a consortium basis.” said Chris Brooks, Director of Sales at Global Marine. “Increasingly private maintenance is becoming an important alternative for telecommunications providers who need to respond to increasingly complex market conditions. The Guardian private cable maintenance programme has consistently set an industry benchmark over the past 3 years in terms of level of service and transparency of costs which it provides cable owners and operators.”

Brooks continued, “Importantly, the Guardian private maintenance product individually tailors the technical and commercial solution for each customers requirements; increasingly critical in today’s changing maintenance market. Global Marine is delighted to welcome Rostelecom and TDC on this exciting contract which further develops our existing presence in the Baltic region.”

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