EASSy has gone live and I talked to Alcatel-Lucent's Submarine Networks team,  VP marketing (Enrico Banfi) and Regional Director Gary Waterworth and they assured me that it comes with a 25 year warranty on the equipment. 
<div><br></div><div>I also found out from a reliable source that Seacom (down 23 days now) is &quot;made in china&quot; and that they are worried as it seems all their repeaters(deep on the ocean bed) have a problem!</div>