NEWS 10.9.2013 Upgrades of the Farice network to a 100G system completed REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Farice in co-operation with the equipment vendor Ciena has completed the phase 2 of the 100G upgrade of the core network. The phase 2 is an upgrade of the Farice-1 (2004) cable that is between Iceland and Scotland (1205 km) as well as an upgrade of the Iceland terrestrial network (716 km) to a 100G level. Farice-1 submarine cable gains a tenfold increase in the maximum fully lit capacity to 8 Terabit/s making the Farice network a future service platform. The new technology makes the Farice network more cost efficient and at the same able to meet the needs for another decade at least. Read more SHORTCUTS NOTICES TO SHIPS 24/7 SUPPORT NETWORK SERVICES SUPPORT MEDIA CENTER ABOUT US Site map Contact us Farice ehf. Smáratorgi 3 201 Kópavogur Iceland Tel: + 354 585 9700 | Fax: + 354 585 9709 | farice [at] farice [.] is SEARCH THE WEBSITE

ABOUT FARICE About us Farice ehf operates the FARICE submarine cable between Iceland and Scotland with a branch connection to The Faroe Islands, and the DANICE submarine cable between Iceland and Denmark. A brochure about the company and it´s services can be downloaded here. The largest shareholders of Farice are: Company History The company Farice ehf was founded in November 2002 by several telecommunications companies in Iceland and Faroe Islands as well as the Icelandic State in order to build and operate the FARICE-1 submarine cable that was put into service in January 2004. The second cable DANICE was put into service in September 2009. The company is the now main provider of wholesale capacity in and out of Iceland. The Network Farice operates a city to city network in five European countries. The network is optimized for delivery wholasale capacity to to service providers, content providers, cloud service providers and data center customers. Shareholders Farice ehf is owned by Icelandic entities. Management The management staff of Farice ehf has extensive experience in telecommunications and International business. Management Team Board of Directors Shareholders Contact information Financial information Company History Contact us You are here: Front page > About us NETWORK SERVICES SUPPORT MEDIA CENTER ABOUT US Site map Contact us Farice ehf. Smáratorgi 3 201 Kópavogur Iceland Tel: + 354 585 9700 | Fax: + 354 585 9709 | farice [at] farice [.] is Search the website

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