Subsea

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated a review of its submarine cable licensing rules for the first time since 2001, reflecting advancements in technology and evolving national security concerns. Submarine...

A fault has been detected in the Cinia C-Lion1 submarine cable, which connects Finland and Germany, disrupting services early on Monday, November 18, 2024. The exact cause of the issue...

Nokia and Islalink successfully achieved 800Gbps transmission over a 330km (205-mile) unrepeated submarine cable, connecting Crotone, Italy, with Preveza, Greece. The milestone, reached through Nokia’s sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s),...

Cirion Technologies has introduced the South American Crossing-2 (SAC-2) subsea route, a new diverse Atlantic subsea cable designed to enhance connectivity between Latin America and North America. SAC-2 is part...

Paratus Group, a pan-African telecom provider, has launched the Paratus Express Route, a high-capacity fiber route connecting Johannesburg directly to Europe. Using Infinera’s advanced technology, this route is designed to...

Colt Technology Services and Ciena completed the first 1.2 Tbps wavelength transmission across the Atlantic Ocean on Colt’s Grace Hopper subsea cable. This achievement marks a leap in transatlantic network...

Vodafone Greece has connected Crete to the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) subsea cable system, adding a new route for high-capacity, resilient data connectivity. Located in Tympaki, the new cable landing station on...

Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle have announced a partnership to construct and commercialize the MANTA subsea cable system. MANTA will deliver high-capacity, low-latency routes between Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and...

Nokia, Windstream Wholesale, and Colt Technology Services have completed an 800 Gigabit Ethernet (800GbE) service trial, linking London and Chicago. The trial covered an 8500 km (5280 miles) route, combining...

Aqua Comms has activated a new fiber pair on its AEC-1 subsea network, which connects New York, Dublin, and London. The AEC-1 system currently utilizes Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme and WaveLogic...

Sipartech, an infrastructure operator based in France, is using Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution to provide wholesale 400GbE services over an 800Gb/s wavelength. This deployment spans both terrestrial and...

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and Telconet Latam have reached key milestones in the construction of the CSN1 submarine cable. All branching units, repeaters, and sea cables have been manufactured and...

On June 24th, 2024, the “Timor-Leste South Submarine Cable” (TLSSC) landed at the Cable Landing Station in Bebonuk, Dili. This groundbreaking project connects Timor-Leste to Darwin, Australia, marking a pivotal...