Re: connectivity outside the US

[Geoff Huston <gih () telstra net>]

$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.