Media Alert: For Immediate Release
HIBERNIA ATLANTIC’S PROJECT KELVIN FIBRE OPTIC CABLE NETWORK BUILD IS SUCCESSFULLY UNDERWAY
SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND– June 1, 2009- Hibernia Atlantic, the largest, privately held, diverse TransAtlantic submarine cable provider, is pleased to announce its Project Kelvin fibre network cable build is successfully underway. This historic modern cable construction will connect Northern Ireland directly to Europe and North America. This build is part of 'Project Kelvin', a joint initiative between the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI) for Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) for the Republic of Ireland, to further stimulate local and global commerce with a new wealth of fibre optic capacity and the ability to directly and securely connect to North America, UK and mainland Europe.
The project, currently under construction, includes laying the cable network in place, both on land and in the water, to connect 5 towns in the Republic and 8 towns in Northern Ireland (as seen in the below map) to Hibernia's existing transAtlantic cable. Additionally this build includes establishing a Telehouse in Londonderry/Derry. For more information about Project Kelvin, please click here.
About Hibernia Atlantic:
Hibernia Atlantic is the only privately held, diverse TransAtlantic submarine cable transport provider. Hibernia is a US, wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC). It is a dual TransAtlantic submarine cable and terrestrial cable network that offers over (70) redundant network Points of Presence (PoPs) throughout Canada, US, UK and mainland Europe on over 24,000 kilometers of network. Hibernia provides secure and diverse dedicated Ethernet and optical-level service up to GigE, 10G and LanPhy wavelengths and traditional Sonet/SDH services. In addition, Hibernia offers wholesale capacity prices, unparalleled support, flexibility and service. For more information on Hibernia Atlantic's cutting-edge network or to view their corporate video, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.
For Hibernia Atlantic business inquiries, please contact Melissa Butler at 908-988-1990 or melissa.butler@hiberniaatlantic.com.
To view Hibernia's corporate overview video, please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xVMLEfFrk&eurl=
For Hibernia Atlantic International media inquiries, please contact Jaymie Scotto & Associates at +1.866.695.3629 or pr@jaymiescotto.com or Jackie Logan at jackie@carltonbaxter.com.
This project is part financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross-border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.