NTT DATA leads consortium to launch $1bn Intra-Asia Marine Cable
News A new joint venture between NTT DATA, Sumitomo, and JA Mitsui Leasing will deploy an 8,100km,...
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Tag: Submarine cables
Google adds Thailand–Australia route to its growing subsea cable portfolio
The system, dubbed TalayLink, will connect South Thailand to Western Australia, with a stop at Christmas Island, where Google is building an AI data hub
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UK vows to protect undersea networks amid rising threats from Russia and China
News In a statement to the House of Commons, Minister Al Carns declared that the United Kingdom is...
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EXA Infrastructure adds €1.3bn to M&A war chest
EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, has refinanced its existing facilities and raised new financing in total over €1.3bn to support continued growth ambitions and network expansion plans.
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Medusa cable begins Mediterranean expansion with Marseille landing
The Medusa submarine fiber optic cable system, owned by AFR-IX Telecom, has achieved a significant milestone with its first landing at the cable station in Marseille, France
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IOEMA Project partners with Greenhouse Datacenters for Dutch landing
Press Release The IOEMA Project, planning to lay subsea fiber optic cables in Northern Europe, has...
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Djibouti Telecom DAREs to expand subsea cable connectivity in East Africa
This week, Djibouti’s incumbent telecoms operator Djibouti Telecom has announced plans to extend the reach of its DARE1 cable down Africa’s east coast.
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Prysmian and International Telecom to deliver Hawaiian subsea cable system
Ocean Networks, the Hawaii-based telecom development and service company, has moved a step closer to delivering the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) by naming Prysmian and International Telecom (IT) as its partners for the new inter-island cable.
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FCC clamps down on ‘foreign adversaries’ in subsea cable rules update
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to tighten subsea cable regulations, adopting rules that both accelerate decision‑making on cable projects and sharply restrict access by ‘foreign adversaries’
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Sparkle expands its reach in the US with a PoP in San Diego
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the expansion of its network in the United States with the opening of a Point of Presence (PoP) in San Diego, California
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AAE-2: New subsea cable announced to connect Asia, Africa and Europe
This week, a consortium comprising PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt, and ZOI have announced plans to construct a new submarine cable system spanning Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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No sign Baltic subsea cable damage was deliberate, say Swedish authorities
Today, Swedish authorities have released the initial results of their investigation into the Baltic submarine cable cuts, saying that there is no evidence of foul play.
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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable
Today, an international consortium including Chunghwa Telecom, SoftBank Corp., SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system.
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The Dutch Subsea Cable Coalition: A central point of contact for submarine cable landings in the Netherlands
The centrally located Netherlands is well-known as an important digital hub. There is a tremendous density of datacenters, a strong digital economy and an excellent digital infrastructure, both by sea and by land to the European hinterland
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Bridging AI and global connectivity: The rise of hybrid cable landing stations and the shift beyond hyperscalers
The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping data center infrastructure, changing the approach to compute deployment by enterprises and cloud providers. Driven by traditional hyperscalers with large-scale training clusters, emerging efficiency gains are shifting demand toward smaller, more distributed inference deployments. Meanwhile, demands for connectivity continue to rise globally, demanding infrastructure that best minimizes latency and improves data distribution.
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Navigating the depths: Strategies for delivering successful subsea cable projects
The difficulties inherent in delivering subsea cable projects are well known, but a confluence of geopolitical events is making delivering them now, in the current climate, particularly acute.
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Studies begin on Chile–Antarctica submarine cable
The cable will provide vital connectivity to various research communities on Earth’s most extreme continent
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Why network infrastructure needs a rethink in the age of AI and Edge computing
Viewpoint by Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisor at Vertiv Telecommunications...
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EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)-Digital programme will enhance access to backbone connectivity for all citizens
EU funding programme CEF-Digital plays a crucial role in addressing these connectivity challenges by supporting infrastructure development in those regions where market forces fail to address them.
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From the bully pulpit: FCC’s Carr could pursuade allies over new subsea cable regulation
For a man never shy of speaking his mind, returning US President Donald Trump has been remarkably quiet on the topic of submarine cables, an area of increasing geopolitical tension. His new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, Brendan Carr, on the other hand, will likely have plenty to say as he leads a regulatory shift more than 20 years in the making.
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