EXA Infrastructure has announced the deployment of a new fiber route connecting London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels. Integral to this project is a new consortium submarine cable, whereby EXA Infrastructure is the sole telecom consortium member responsible for providing landing party and backhaul services.
The project significantly enhances Europe’s digital infrastructure with two scalable cable landing stations (CLS), modern high-fiber-count cables, and upgrades to existing in-line amplifier (ILA) facilities across the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Steve Roberts, SVP Strategic Network Investments and Product Management at EXA Infrastructure, stated:
This is a real milestone for robust connectivity options in Europe and includes the first new subsea cable on this complex corridor—the North Sea—in 25 years. This new route complements our investment in the Channel Tunnel, delivering scalable, modern, and optimized fiber paths between key FLAP hubs.
Ciaran Delaney, COO at EXA Infrastructure, added:
This has been a complex and challenging build. The regulatory landscape in Europe, plus the North Sea’s challenging seabed conditions, demanded ‘in-region’ expertise in the various jurisdictions, as well as sophisticated installation techniques—particularly on the wet segments—to install and protect the system from future interruption to service.
The new 1,200-km route includes 1,085 km of new low-loss G.652D terrestrial fiber for end-to-end connectivity and a 115-km subsea build from Margate, UK, to Ostend, Belgium, utilizing ultra-low-loss G.654C cable.
The two new landing stations (EXA’s 21st and 22nd globally) further strengthen its extensive network spanning the U.S. East Coast, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean.
