Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Announces Beginning

Construction on the $51 Million Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System (BSFOCS) Morristown, N.J. (PROTEXT) - Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. (TSSL) announced today that the contract had met all financial requirements, and that construction had commenced on the Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System (BSFOCS) valued at $51 million dollars. This undersea cable system will utilize the most advanced technology and will result in providing significant economic advantages to the Black Sea countries and Caucasus. BSFOCS, has been designed to incorporate TSSL's advanced fiber optic technology and the capability of upgrading via Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM). The BSFOCS is scheduled for completion the third quarter of 2000. This 1,300km, 2-fiber pair, undersea system will directly connect Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia with 2.5 Gb/s of submarine cable transport capacity upgradable to at least 10 Gb/s. The BSFOCS use of WDM, optical amplification and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) transmission in a collapsed ring configuration will provide traffic protection on the system. The system uses state-of-the art WDM products designed by TSSL Laboratories located in Eatontown, New Jersey. This advanced technology is currently being utilized and deployed in various other TSSL contracted projects around the world. As an independent and fully integrated provider of undersea fiber optic networks, TSSL is uniquely positioned to supply, upgrade, and maintain undersea systems similar to BSFOCS. Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC), is an independent supplier of undersea communications systems and services. TSSL owns and operates a fleet of world class cable ships for the installation and maintenance of undersea communication network systems. Leading edge fiber optic technology is provided by the internationally distinguished TSSL Labs located in Eatontown, New Jersey. The completely integrated manufacturing capabilities of TSSL are highlighted by cable, repeater and transmission equipment manufacturing facilities located in New Hampshire, New Jersey and Virginia. TSSL has combined these capabilities to successfully complete 85 undersea fiber optic networks, in excess of 350,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable connecting over 100 countries. For more information on TSSL or Tyco International please visit the websites listed below: Tyco International Ltd.: http://www.tycoint.com Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.: http://www.submarinesystems.com ots Original Text Service: Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Jim Brennan of Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. (USA) 973-656-8124, or jbrennan@submarinesystems.com Web site: http://www.tycoint.com Web site: http://www.submarinesystems.com Subscribers please note that material bearing the slug "PROTEXT" is not part of CTK's news service and is not to be published under the "CTK" slug. Protext is a commercial service providing distribution of press releases from clients, who are identified in the text of Protext reports and who bear full responsibility for their contents. PROTEXT