Subsea Cable

Speedcast International Limited and Danaos Peripherals announced a strategic alliance agreement under which the two companies will combine maritime communications with advanced application management developed by Danaos.

KT SAT has signed a partnership agreement with Hun’s Corporation, a Japanese ship network supplier, for distribution of MVSAT (Maritime VSAT) in the Japanese market. KT SAT’s MVSAT will enable seamless global communication for vessels owned by Japanese shipping companies, starting in September.

Speedcast International Limited announced that the company has been selected by UK-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to provide end-to-end communication services for voice and data on board its fleet of four cruise ships.

Hawaiian Telcom announced that the historic $250 million Southeast Asia – United States (SEA-US) undersea fiber cable system is complete and ready for commercial service. Hawaiian Telcom is a part-owner and operator of the ultra-long-haul submarine fiber system connecting Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam, Hawai‘i and California.

Angola Cables took a step closer to completion of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) at an official launch in Sangano, Angola. SACS is the first direct link between Africa and South America. The installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) – a subsea cable with 40 Tbps of capacity that will extend more than 6,500 km to Fortaleza, Brazil – began on the Angolan coast in the municipality of Quissama. The SACS system is being constructed by NEC Corporation.

Intelsat S.A. announced that Brazil’s Mareste Equipamentos e Serviços de Telecomunicação Ltda. will use Intelsat satellite services to deliver communications solutions for maritime customers.

Global Marine Group (GMG) has successfully completed a remedial cable burial project for Prinses Amaliawindpark (PAWP), a wind farm off the Netherlands’ West Coast. PAWP covers an area of around 14km2 and comprises of 60 wind turbines that are connected by eight in-field cable strings that converge at the central offshore high voltage station.

Inmarsat is supporting a ground-breaking new scientific study, which will examine the impact of climate change and other environmental factors on the world’s marine ecosystem.

Alaska Communications has upgraded its terrestrial and AKORN submarine networks with Ciena to improve Internet access and provide secure, reliable connectivity. The network upgrades will also support demand for mobile broadband services, serve as a cloud enablement platform for Alaska businesses, and allow Alaska Communications to continue offering reliable Unlimited Internet to residents.

Meeting the two-month scheduled installation on time and on budget, Belize Telemedia Ltd (BTL) and Huawei Marine announced the successful delivery of BTL’s Strategic Evolution Underwater Link (SEUL) project, bringing fiber-optic submarine cable connectivity to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Stretching over 23km from the Belize mainland to the Caye, this fiber optic connectivity will be integral in the delivery of world class, lightning fast broadband speeds to the island.

OPT, the telecommunications operator for French Polynesia, and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Nokia, have signed a turn-key agreement for the deployment of the NATITUA cable system, which will further enhance connectivity in French Polynesia.

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has awarded Radio Holland a large and innovative contract to supply the IT systems on board the state-of-the-art Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) for the Australian Antarctic Division. This three year newbuild project is exemplary for the fact that Radio Holland provides more and more solutions for demanding and complex IT configurations and functionality.