EGS - Earth Sciences & Surveying

The following is a summary of some of the submarine telecommunications cable tasks performed by EGS:

Cable Route Study for Proposed Europe-Asia-Trans-Pacific Cable Network 2001/02
EGS were commissioned to carry out a detailed Cable Route Study for a proposed cable system that would link landing sites in Europe with Asia and the west coast of the USA. The scope of work included developing the route for the system, preliminary cable engineering, assessing all necessary civil works associated with terminal stations and backhaul, together with an assessment of permitting requirements. This work was carried out in collaboration with Parsons Brinkerhof, Environmental Resource Management and EGS alliance partner Global Marine Systems.

EGS and GAS staff operating the C-View SDMP

Wharf New T&T domestic submarine cable network, Phase 1 2001/02 - EGS were commissioned to carry out survey, consultancy and project management services for the 64km long, deep buried (9m), high capacity backhaul link across some of the world's heaviest utilised navigation zones and includes 23 cable crossings. Services included: Cable Route Study, Route design, Route Surveying and BAS, Environmental Permitting, Request for tender on cable supply and installation and tender evaluation, Project management of cable location, trial run, main lay, PLB and Maintenance Plan advice
Philippines Fibre Optic Backbone Network (FOBN) 2001/02 - EGS were retained by Fujitsu to perform a cable route study, route survey and burial assessment for Globe Telecom's FOBN system. This 1,250km unrepeatered inter-island system comprised 8 segments and 10 landing sites.
Korea - Japan Cable Network (KJCN) (2001) - EGS (Asia) were retained by Korea Submarine Telecom (KST) on behalf of the supplier Fujitsu and the KJCN Purchasers to perform the desk top study, route survey and burial assessment for the 500km KJCN system linking Pusan, Korea to Fukuoka and Kita Kyushu, Japan. The survey work comprised multibeam bathymetry; sub-bottom profiling, side scan sonar, sampling and BAS. A magnetometer survey was carried out at all cable crossings.
FLAG-FNAL Cable Route Survey (2001) - EGS (Asia) were retained by the system supplier, Alcatel Submarine Networks, to undertake the inshore survey for the Hong Kong Tong Fuk approaches and supply guard boats for the protection of the final splice.
Asia-Australia (A2A) Cable Route Study (2001) - The Cable Route Study for the A2A Cable Network was awarded to EGS by the system Purchasers, C2C, Cable & Wireless Optus and Telecom New Zealand. The system configuration studied, comprised the basic network landing at Singapore, Jakarta and Perth Australia
I2I India to Singapore Route Survey (2001) - The Cable Route Survey for the i2i (India - Singapore Cable Network) was awarded to EGS by the system supplier, Alcatel Submarine Networks. The system configuration surveyed comprised the basic network landings at Chennai, India and Tuas in Singapore, and two optional landings at Medan, Indonesia and Penang, Malaysia. The survey included an innovative BAS that was highly commended by Alcatel Submarine Networks for its accuracy and attention to detail.
India-Singapore Cable Route Study (2000) - The Cable Route Study for the India - Singapore Cable Network was awarded to EGS by the system supplier, Alcatel Submarine Networks. The system configuration studied, comprised the basic network landings at Chennai, India and Tuas in Singapore, and two optional landings at Medan, Indonesia and Penang, Malaysia.
Singapore Future Cable Landing Study (2000) - This study was performed under the direction of StarHub and Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the Singapore telecommunications regulator. The study brief was to investigate and develop various strategies for landing new cable systems into Singapore given the limited seabed available, and constraints imposed by the Port Authority. The report findings are to be made available to parties intending to land cables in Singapore.
C2C (2000) - The scope of work performed under this contract with TyCom comprised the Cable Route Study, permitting, route survey and burial assessment survey for the C2C Network. The system links Japan, Korea, the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Singapore. The aggressive schedule for this implementation of this system, dictated the use of 8 vessels.
APCN-2 (2000) - The desk study, route survey and burial assessment survey contract for this pan-Asia system was awarded to EGS (Asia) by the supplier, NEC. The APCN system links Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and two landing sites in the PRC, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the Philippines. The survey operation employed 10 vessels in order to execute the works in time to meet an aggressive RFPA date.
North Asia Cable System (NACS (2000)) - EGS (Asia) were awarded the desk study and route survey for this Level 3 system linking Hong Kong with Japan. EGS worked closely with both ASN the supplier and their customer to select suitable landing points in Hong Kong and Japan, and have performed desk top studies for subsequent phases of the project. EGS were responsible for negotiating an acceptable route through PRC waters with the Beijing regulatory authorities.
East Asian Crossing (2000) - The alliance were awarded the desk study, route engineering, survey and burial assessment for Global Crossing's EAC system. The contract was administered by KDD-SCS as cable supplier. EGS were responsible for negotiating the system routing and route permits with the PRC authorities. The EAC system links Hong Kong with Taiwan, PRC, Korea and Japan.
Asset Channels USA East Coast Festoon (1999) - The alliance were retained by the Asset Channels investment group to survey the East Coast Festoon system. The system comprises 19 landing points linking Portland, Main to Miami, Florida.
UK-Eire Cable Route Survey (1999) - Inshore geophysical survey of 4 landfalls including bathymetry, side scan sonar, seismic profiling, magnetometry and land topographic surveying for Global Crossing.