Subsea Cable

The Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) has purchased XKL DarkStar transponder and mux/demux systems from XKL LLC, providing a protected connection between two of their strategic data center locations in London. The interconnection is a critical component of a subsea cable network linking London to Cape Town.

The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) celebrated its 60_th anniversary Plenary meeting by highlighting the three themes it is addressing to ensure that subsea cables continue to provide reliable long-term socioeconomic benefits to global communities.

On 18 April, South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, participated in a ceremony to send off South Africa's second nanosatellite to India, where it will be launched on 18 July.

The Algerian Minister of Post, Telecommunications, Technologies and Digital Technologies Houda Imane Feraoun, announced 17 April that her nation would be connected before the end of 2018 to two new subsea fiber optic cables. The first will link Oran and Algiers to Spain and the second Annaba to several cities in America and Asia.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has awarded a contract to marine cable specialist, Global Marine Group, to install and commission a 10.8km electricity cable between Rousay and Westray in the Orkney Isles.

The submarine cable industry changes at a startling pace and the industry needs advanced tools to stay informed.

Eletronet, Brazil's national service provider, has announced that it has selected Seaborn Networks and its international submarine fiber-optic cable system, Seabras-1, to provide Tier 1 Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) in Brazil.

A consortium including RTI Connectivity Pte. Ltd. (RTI-C), AARNet Pty Ltd (AARNet) and Google, together with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Nokia, and NEC Corporation (NEC: 6701) announced that the construction of the Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System (JGA) has officially commenced.

Huawei Marine has announced the kick-off of Phase II of its Sorsogon-Samar Submarine Fiber Optical Interconnection Project (SSSFOIP) for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The SSSFOIP system is located in the San Bernardino Strait, linking Sorsogon, the southernmost province on Luzon to the island of Samar.

TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announces that easements, permitting and agreements are complete and groundbreaking and construction will begin in five days on a beach landing project that will serve multiple subsea cables and users in Southern California.

Marlink has moved to larger premises in Houston, ensuring its ability to meet the growing needs of its Gulf of Mexico offshore industry and shipping customers. The new facility includes expanded office space to accommodate growth in sales and support functions at both Marlink and Telemar, in addition to a new warehouse facility to support even more responsive bridge and satcom equipment installation, and on board services.

Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment in excess of €170 million in a new cutting-edge cable laying vessel.