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Deep-sea network and deployment device

US7909537B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2007
Grant dateMar 22, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/38
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Existing underwater networks are formed using telecommunications cable technology designed for intercontinental links. The network is formed by a continuous series of transport segments that are connected in the factory by repeaters or bypasses and deployed continuously from the surface by a cable ship.

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