Subsea

Polar Connect has cleared another milestone with the signing of the Grant Agreement for Polar Connect Step 2 (PC2), securing fresh support from the European Commission under the CEF Digital...

Google has launched TalayLink, a new submarine cable that establishes a direct, diverse corridor between Australia and Thailand to strengthen digital resilience and expand AI-ready infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region....

China Mobile International (CMI) and seven global partners — Bayobab, center3, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC — completed the core 2Africa submarine cable system, creating a continuous...

Seren Juno and Ribbon completed a 20Tbps transmission trial across the 10,000 km JUNO trans-Pacific submarine cable, marking a major step for ultra-long-haul optical capacity. JUNO, which connects Japan and...

Orange Marine, a subsidiary of Orange Group specializing in submarine cable operations, has announced the construction of two new cable maintenance vessels to enhance the resilience of subsea networks across...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Fastnet, a new transatlantic subsea fiber optic cable system connecting Maryland, U.S., and County Cork, Ireland. Expected to be operational in 2028, the 320+ Tbps...

Sparkle and Cyta announced the successful landing of the BlueMed submarine cable at Cyta’s Yeroskipos station in Cyprus, marking a key milestone in Sparkle’s pan-Mediterranean infrastructure buildout. BlueMed forms part...

Trans Americas Fiber System (TAFS) has unveiled its TAM-1 subsea cable system — a 7,200-km, next-generation network connecting the U.S. to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean. TAM-1 is...

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has chosen Nokia to deploy a new high-capacity terrestrial network designed to enhance regional and international connectivity across the Middle East. Built with Nokia’s 1830 Global...

Unitirreno Submarine Network S.p.A., in partnership with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and Elettra Tlc S.p.A., has launched commercial operations of the 1,156-kilometer Unitirreno submarine cable system linking Sicily, Sardinia, Rome,...

FLAG, formerly known as Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), is expanding its subsea capacity across the India Connectivity Mesh using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology. The upgrade spans the Chennai–Singapore...

The Medusa Submarine Cable System reached a major milestone this week with its first landing on the French coast at Marseille. Representatives from GÉANT, AFR-IX Telecom, ASREN, the European Investment...

Bifrost Cable System has reached Ready for Service (RFS) status, setting the stage for commercial traffic to flow across its new trans-Pacific route in the coming weeks. Spanning more than...