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Telecom cable workers at Prysmian Group’s Bishopstoke factory in the UK are preparing for a potential strike over potential job cut plans. -
Exa Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Ultranet to construct a 175 km fibre route connecting two of Italy’s key data hubs.
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Iraq is set to boost its international connectivity with the landing of the Fibre in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable, following a new agreement between the country’s Ministry of Communications and Qatar’s Ooredoo Group.
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AFR-IX Telecom has secured a €14.3 million grant from the European Commission to extend the Medusa Subsea Cable System into West Africa.
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President Trump’s broadside of tariffs on semiconductors and optical fibre products has forced firms around the globe to scramble — except one, which claims that even with 200% tariffs, operators would still be better off.
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Swedish authorities are investigating a suspected cable break off the coast of Gotland, the latest in a series of incidents affecting undersea infrastructure in the region.
Forthcoming events
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Subsea cable firm Subco will add technology from FiberSense to detect and identify disturbances in the upcoming SMAP subsea cable.
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Global Connect revealed it has joined a project to create a subsea cable connecting Northern Europe, East Asia and the US via the Arctic in what it described as one of the largest digital infrastructure projects in European history.
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Amazon is investigating the possibility of creating a transatlantic subsea fibre optic cable that would stretch from Ireland to the US East Coast.
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Sparkle has penned an agreement with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) to allow the research institute to see if its subsea fibre optic cables can help detect seismic events.
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TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of global ICT solutions provider Angola Cables, has announced the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Lagos Rack Centre facility.
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Telxius has teamed up with Orange, and Setar to create a new high-capacity subsea cable in the Caribbean.
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Google broke ground on a new cable landing station in Fiji which will act as a hub to support international subsea cables that connect the island nation to the wider Pacific.
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Recent damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has sparked fears of sabotage, but experts urge caution before assigning blame.
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UK energy regulator Ofgem has greenlit five new subsea energy links in the North Sea.
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Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX has partnered with submarine cable firm GCX to resell the IX’s India’s services to end global end customers.
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Angola Cables has launched a European subsidiary, TelCables Europe, to bring its digital solutions to customers across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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The development of Indonesia Cable Express System 2 (ICE System 2) will boost Indonesia's infrastructure
