Sparkle
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Sparkle has expanded its network in Mexico with the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Querétaro. -
Liberty Networks, Gold Data, Sparkle, have confirmed that SubCom will build the MANTA subsea cable system. The contract, officially entered into force today.
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The Italian state will retain a 70% stake in subsea firm Sparkle after Telecom Italia signed off on the €700 million (USD$733 million) acquisition bid from Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and Asterion subsidiary Retelit.
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Sparkle has signed an agreement with Cypriot integrated electronic communication provider Cyta to launch a cable landing in the country for the BlueMed subsea cable.
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Sparkle has signed an agreement with Oceanic Environmental Cables (OEC) to recover and recycle unused subsea cables.
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Sparkle has partnered with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to develop advanced solutions for detecting and monitoring subsea cables.
Forthcoming events
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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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Sparkle has announced the launch of a new IP node in Genoa.
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Global operator Sparkle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mobily, in a bid to enhance connectivity solutions via Sparkle’s submarine cable systems.
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Sparkle has introduced the pre-order launch of its Quantum Safe over Internet (QSI) service.
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Sparkle is accelerating its enterprise strategy, with a central focus on multi-vendor end-to-end services
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Telecom Italia (TIM) confirmed it has received a €700 million bid from Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and Asterion subsidiary Retelit to purchase Sparkle.
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TIM Group companies Sparkle and Telsy have successfully demonstrated a high-capacity data link on existing network infrastructure, secured with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology.
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Sparkle, the University of Genoa, and the SubOptic Foundation have teamed to establish the world’s first post-graduate degree dedicated to submarine fibre optic cables.
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Sparkle has announced a new agreement with Nexim Global, the Italo-American telecommunications operator, for the provision of International IP Transit and additional IP services.
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The partnership will see Airtel Business benefit from additional capacity on the Blue and Raman submarine cable systems
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Sparkle has announced the successful completion of a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) proof of concept (PoC) centred around quantum-safe Internet use with the commercial launch planned for later in the year.
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The new submarine cable system will utilise Sparkle's infrastructure to access to key Internet Exchange points in Europe
