Zao "Polarnet Project" invites tenders for Russian Optical Trans Arctic Submarine Cable System.

The article reports on the Zao Polarnet Project's invitation for designs for the supply of Russian Optical Trans Arctic Submarine Cable System (ROTACS), of which construction is expected to start in the second half of 2012. It mentions that the project will provide the best-in-class latency route between Great Britain and Japan/China, and will be the first system to be built along the distinctive trans-Arctic geographic course.