North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: connectivity outside the US
$500M for building a 20G system trans-Atlantic ready foir service Dec 97 with the next system scheduled for commissioning 12 months down the track risky? I think not - its about the best way I know to turn $500M to $1.2B in about 18 months. At 06:14 PM 31/5/97 -0700, Sean M. Doran wrote: > >On the other hand, that CWI is willing to continue taking large >risks in developing private submarine cable systems and is able to >find investment and risk partners bodes well for being able to >continue terrestrial growth, and maybe alot less well for LEOs and >similar technologies. This is good news for people building parts >of the global Internet. Of course, a cream-skimming path that's >being built, so perhaps I overestimate the degree of risk perceived >by the two Gemini partners... > > Sean. > > >
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