I recently attended Total Telecom’s outstanding ‘Submarine Networks EMEA 2024’ to learn about this industry’s cybersecurity challenges. Cybersecurity has tended to have a fairly low profile in the sector, largely because nearly all incidents arise from physical world disruption.
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Day 2 of the event saw presenters provide updates on 10 exciting subsea cable projects across the EMEA region and beyond. Here are some of the highlights…
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A key panel on day one of Submarine Networks EMEA in London delved into how infrastructure can assist the growth of Africa’s ICT sector.
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Digital connectivity infrastructures, and in particular submarine cables, are one of the priorities of the European Commission. With the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital Programme, the EU aims to leverage public and private investments in digital connectivity infrastructures of common European interest.
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With the landing in Chania, the company strengthens Greece’s position as a digital hub for Internet traffic between Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia
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Australian subsea cable company SubCo has announced an upgrade to the capacity of its SMAP subsea cable system that connects Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth (S-M-A-P). The cable spans roughly 5,000km, was supplied by Alcatel Submarine Networks, and was installed by Optic Marine Systems.
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This week, reports suggest that the Yemeni government has contacted members of the AAE-1 (Asia-Africa-Europe 1) submarine cable consortium, informing them that they are being probed with regard to ties to the nation’s Houthi rebels.
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Repairs to the damaged Africa cables have faced lengthy delays. Sat-3 was reportedly repaired at the start of April, while repairs to the WACS were only completed on Tuesday.
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News Australian telco Vocus has agreed with cable owner Google to connect the existing route to...
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The new state-of-the-art route connects Punta Cana and Puerto Rico to boost connectivity in the Dominican Republic and across the Caribbean.
The U.S. and wider Latam region can seamlessly be reached via the Brusa, PCCS and SAm-1 cables, the three being part of the extensive Telxius international network.
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The deal with Aqua Comms secures dedicated subsea fibre access for Manx Telecom for the next 25 years. Integrated seamlessly with the Manx Telecom core network, this partnership guarantees unrestricted speed and access, offering numerous benefits including resilience, diversity, capacity, and enhanced security for the Isle of Man’s telecommunications network and infrastructure.
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This week, official statements from Hong Kong-based HGC Global Communications have confirmed that three submarine cable systems – the Asia-Africa-Europe 1, the Europe India Gateway, and the Seacom-TGN-Gulf systems – have been severed in the Red Sea.
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Last week, the Italian government reportedly made a bid to acquire 100% of TIM’s submarine cable unit Sparkle. While the financial details of the bid were not revealed, reports suggested that it valued the business at up to €750 million.
Today, further reports suggest that this bid is set to be rejected by TIM, with the company’s directors set to seek a higher offer for its subsea assets
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As we enter 2024, the global requirements for fast, secure connectivity continue to accelerate. The developing nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are rapidly growing more digital, while the world’s more developed economies continue to grow more data hungry because of emerging technologies like AI.
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Vague threats from Houthi rebels have Yemeni telecoms operators fearing that local submarine cable infrastructure could be in jeopardy.
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The thousands of kilometres of fibre deployed beneath the waves could be the key to better understanding our oceans and detecting deadly tsunamis
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A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between WSense and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) combined their respective submarine networking capabilities to build an underwater monitoring and communications system
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News The government has partnered with submarine cable specialist Cambridge Management Consulting...
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Telxius, the leading global connectivity provider, is joining the Firmina subsea cable system. Firmina will connect the East Coast of the USA to Las Toninas (Argentina), with additional landings in Praia Grande (Brazil) and Punta del Este (Uruguay). Telxius will subsequently host Firmina in its Santos digital hub in Brazil
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Today, KKR has announced that it has made a $400 million investment in Malaysian submarine cable specialist OMS Group.
OMS is one of Southeast Asia’s largest subsea cable service providers, using its fleet of cable ships and cable barges to provide support and maintenance for the region’s submarine cable infrastructure.
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