TELUS announced the official start of work on the installation of its 125-km-long submarine fiber-optic cable that will run from Sept-Îles to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, providing essential redundancy to the telecommunications network serving the communities between Baie-Comeau and Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon. The deployment of this critical infrastructure is made possible thanks to a joint…

Prefabricated modular data center specialist DXN Limited has announced the signing of a contract worth AUD 1.8 million with U.S.-based telecommunications consultancy APTelecom to design, build, and deliver a prefabricated modular cable landing station (CLS) for an international digital infrastructure project. Under the agreement, DXN will undertake the full design,…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced Fastnet, a new transatlantic subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Maryland, U.S., to County Cork, Ireland. Scheduled to go live in 2028, the system aims to boost global network resilience and support growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). With a design capacity of…

Orange Tunisie has officially landed the Medusa submarine cable in Bizerte, marking a pivotal step in enhancing Tunisia’s digital connectivity and integration into the global digital economy. With this launch, Tunisia becomes the first African nation to host the Medusa cable, a strategic infrastructure project backed by the European Union and the European Investment…

Every year, on November 5th, the world marks World Tsunami Awareness Day, a day to reflect on the power of the oceans, the fragility of coastal infrastructure, and the global commitment to natural disaster preparedness. For telecommunications and service providers, this day also offers a moment to consider a less…

Orange Marine, a subsidiary of Orange specializing in submarine cable work, has announced the construction of two new cable ships to strengthen the resilience of submarine cable networks in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. With these two new ships, the Orange Group will have the most advanced and modern…

Telconet has successfully landed its CSN-1 submarine cable in Barranquilla, Colombia, the country’s first new international cable landing in a decade. Developed in partnership with Alcatel Submarine Networks, CSN-1 is a high-capacity fiber-optic system spanning approximately 4,500 km (2,796 miles). The system connects the west coast of Florida (USA) with…

du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, and PEACE Cable International Network Co., Limited (PEACE), announced a transformative expansion of their partnership with the launch of a new UAE–Kenya segment under the PEACE Cable System. This strategic development represents a key advancement in regional digital infrastructure, directly connecting the…

The Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco company, PLDT, is leveraging Ciena’s optical technology to bolster the country’s digital infrastructure by improving data transmission from the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) system to local end users. PLDT is using Ciena’s 6500, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical technology, to efficiently…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened a workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, to validate the feasibility study for a proposed second submarine cable linking Cabo Verde, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau. Recent: Google Invests in Africa with Major Subsea Cable Initiative This initiative seeks to enhance regional digital…