Subsea Resource Hub

Rob Shore, head of optical networks marketing at Nokia, wastes no time spelling out why Nokia’s acquisition of his company represents far more than a simple corporate deal.

Sparkle has joined the European research initiative ECSTATIC, which aims to develop new methods for detecting seismic events using submarine fibre-optic cable infrastructure.

RETN has integrated spectrum services from the newly launched Medloop Cable System into its network, introducing new subsea routes between Marseille and Milan.

No evidence has been found to suggest that the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 intentionally damaged two subsea cables last November, Sweden’s Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) has ruled.

Leading European telecoms and cable infrastructure companies have called on EU, UK, and NATO leaders to step up co-operation to protect the continent’s subsea cable networks, citing growing geopolitical threats and the need for enhanced resilience.

The geographies of data are changing. Historically, the flow of digital traffic has been shaped by legacy, reliable infrastructure, traditional economic hubs, and well-established subsea routes. Today, new forces are redrawing the map.

3 - 5 June, Cannes