Submarine cable
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Sparkle has partnered with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to develop advanced solutions for detecting and monitoring subsea cables. -
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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Telxius has teamed up with Orange, and Setar to create a new high-capacity subsea cable in the Caribbean.
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Telecommunications provider Chorus and digital infrastructure company Datagrid are exploring the development of a 6,000-km trans-Tasman subsea cable, the Tasman Ring Network.
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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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GlobalConnect has confirmed it is addressing a network outage in Finland caused by damage to two separate internet cables, while assuring that no undersea cables have been affected.
Forthcoming events
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As 2024 comes to a close, Capacity takes a look back at the standout moments from the year.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a comprehensive review of its subsea cable licensing rules, marking the agency’s first update since 2001.
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Underneath the world's oceans lies a hidden lifeline for modern society: a network of submarine cables that carry 95% of global internet traffic.
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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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Rivada has expanded its market access for the Outernet satellite communications network to Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, bringing the total number of countries covered to 20.
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Two critical undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were severed in separate incidents, raising fears of sabotage by Russia, according to reports.
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As the demand for high-speed internet and reliable digital connectivity continues to surge, South America is emerging as a key player in the global subsea cable ecosystem.
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UK energy regulator Ofgem has greenlit five new subsea energy links in the North Sea.
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stc inaugurated two digital infrastructure projects in Bahrain to expand connectivity in the region.
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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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Quadrivium Digital, a provider of carrier-neutral interconnection data centres, has secured significant financing from Arrow Global to support its expansion into Italy with the launch of a new subsea cable landing and interconnection platform in Genoa.
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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.
