TyCom Opens NJ Network Center
Wall Township facility will oversee global undersea network

August 14, 2001 -- TyCom Ltd. today announced the opening of a 90,000 square foot facility in Wall Township, N.J. that will oversee the company's global undersea optical network.
TyCom's new Network Management Center (NMC) will monitor all worldwide traffic carried on the network, including a newly expanded Transatlantic ring that now connects facilities in Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt to sites in New York and London.
TyCom Transatlantic was placed into service in June, one month ahead of schedule, and is now carrying commercial traffic.
"The completion of TyCom Transatlantic and the addition of these major European cities is another significant milestone in our plan to install and operate the world's most advanced undersea network," said Neil Garvey, president and CEO of TyCom. "We have completed the work ahead of schedule and under budget."
The Wall Township facility's 40 employees will be responsible for 24-hour network monitoring and management. The NMC will also serve as a cable station facility, housing extensive cabling and transmission equipment and offering a range of colocation services.
"The Network Management Center is the heart of the TyCom Global Network," said Garvey. "By using a combination of the latest software and hardware, we can monitor and provision data flow and capacity on our network anywhere in the world."
TyCom is also building regional operations centers in London and Guam. In addition to the NMC, TyCom is establishing TelExchange Centers to provide colocation and connectivity to other carrier networks. TyCom TelExchanges will be built throughout the world to provide access to TGN in major cities.
TyCom Ltd. is one of the world's largest providers of advanced broadband communications capacity, systems and services. TyCom is a leading fully integrated supplier of transoceanic optical networks, and operates one of the world's largest fleets of cable ships. The company is also deploying and selling capacity on the TyCom Global Network.