By Lightwave

Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) says it will spend $4 million to upgrade and expand its subsea fiber cablenetwork in The Bahamas, paving the way for the launch of a range of new broadband-enabled services. CWC trades in the Bahamas as The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), which is jointly owned by CWC (51%) and the Government of the Bahamas (49%).

BTC operates the 3500-km Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International (BDSNi), connecting more than 20 Bahamian islands between New Providence, the country’s most populated island, and Haiti. The network is a vital communications link for the country’s outer islands, known as the “Family Islands.” By upgrading and extending the network, BTC will increase the number of ways it can route telecom traffic, improving the fiber-optic network’s resilience in the event of damage to any part of the cable.

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