Subsea Cable

Ocean Specialists Inc. (OSI) attended and moderated another fascinating Submarine Networks World (SNW) in Singapore, held at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition center the 16^th through the 19^th of September. Tony Mosley, Director of Business Development at OSI, moderated a panel on Innovative technologies deployed in Disaster Prevention and Management, with the CEO of Avaroa Cables Dr. Ranulf Scarborough, CEO of PC1 Takahiro Sumimoto, and Terrance Fong, Partner at ERM.

Seaborn Networks, (“Seaborn”), a leading independent developer/owner/operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, and Latin American managed cloud services and datacenter company EdgeUno announces an expansion of their partnership with the launch of Latin American managed cloud and datacenter services.

NKT has successfully completed the Caithness-Moray turnkey project of a 320 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) XLPE off- and onshore power cable system covering a total transmission length of 160 km. The link has been in commercial operation since end-2018.

Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) has entered the construction phase for its planned NEXT submarine cable network, and the leading international telecommunications firm, Pioneer Consulting, will continue to provide support throughout the implementation period.

Prysmian Group has achieved an important milestone in its PowerLink Cable Solutions strategy, which aims to provide comprehensive management solutions for submarine and land cable systems.

Prysmian Group has successfully completed the submarine laying operations for the Evia, Andros and Tinos islands interconnections. The Group developed, supplied and installed the first non-metallic armored cable, whose armor has been designed with a composite material based on High Modulus Synthetic Fibres, which shape the new generation of cable technology.

Infinera announces that OTEGLOBE deployed Infinera’s industry-leading fourth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE4) technology to double the capacity on its international subsea network on the subsea links between Greece and Italy that form an essential part of OTEGLOBE’s European network.

Iridium Communications Inc. announced Lars Thrane A/S as the newest Iridium Certus terminal manufacturer and together unveiled the LT-4200 maritime satcom system.

Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, takes a step forward in the construction of its new cutting-edge cable-laying vessel. Strictly in accordance with the timeline, basic design phase has been substantially completed, detail engineering is well in progress, steel cutting started in May 2019and keel laying work kicked off last week at Vard’s state-of-the-art shipyards (part of Fincantieri Group).

Facebook, Global Cloud Xchange, Telstra and over 800 decision makers from the global subsea communications industry to gather in Singapore this month for Submarine Networks World 2019

VERIPOS, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division, has unveiled the compact and robust LD8 GNSS receiver to support precise positioning and heading in offshore marine applications.

Leading maritime software specialist GTMaritime appoints satellite connectivity expert Keng Teen Phang (KT) as Head of Sales for Asia-Pacific to drive business development as the region forges ahead in maritime digitalization and faces up to fast-emerging disruptive cyber threats