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On 17 May 2011, Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH signed an order with a consortium of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) and Global Marine Systems Ltd. (GMSL) for the inter‑array cable system at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm. Under the contract, NSW would manufacture and supply about 122 km of medium‑voltage submarine array cables (over 100 km noted in the announcement), while GMSL would install the cables in around 40 m water depth. The scope covers production, delivery and installation of the infield cable network linking all 80 turbines to the offshore substation, with installation scheduled to start in late 2012 and complete in 2013. Later project overviews confirm NSW and Global Marine as the suppliers and installers of approximately 120 km of 33 kV inter‑array cables arranged in seven ring circuits.