Network.

The fibre acquisition -- approximately 2,700 route kilometres in length -- will extend Phase One of the TyCom Global Network to major cities in Germany, France and The Netherlands.

TyCom, whose parent company is Tyco International Ltd., is a fully-integrated supplier of transoceanic fibre optic systems, and is a recognised world leader in undersea technology development and application, and the operator of one of the world's largest fleets of cable ships.