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Polar Express construction to start this spring

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | 14:15 CET | News
Construction of the sub-sea fibre backbone Polar Express is planned to start in May-June of this year, reports Comnews.ru citing Alexander Poshivay, deputy minister at the Russian Ministry of Transport. Investment in the project is expected to total RUB 65 billion. Russian company Morsvyazspunik will act as operator of the 12,650-km link between the cities of Murmansk and Vladivostok, which will have capacity of 100 Tbps.

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Companies: Cinia / MegaFon
Countries: Russian Federation
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