Conferences
May 20th
MTS/IEEE Oceans ’15 Conference To Be Held October 19-22 In Washington DC
The MTS/IEEE Oceans '15 conference will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC from October 19-22. The conference will cover a wide range of topics in marine technology and ocean engineering. One of the core topics will focus on commercial submarine telecommunications systems. Read Story…
SubTel Forum
May 20th
STF#82 Available Now
STF Issue #82 is out now! This month's topic is Subsea Capacity. Read Story…
Regional Outlook
May 20th
Ascenty To Complete Fibre Network In Northeast Brazil
Brazilian fiber and data provider Ascenty is building a new fiber network connecting Maracanau and Fortaleza. The goal is to connect Maracanau's new data center to the submarine cables landing in Fortaleza. Read Story…
May 21st
Finland's Baltic Undersea Cable Gets €10m To Help Boost Datacentre Connections
German based web hosting and datacenter company Hetzner Online has signed a 20 year deal to use the Baltic Sea cable connecting Finland to central Europe. The deal is worth €10m and will strengthen the company's connections to Finland, other Nordic countries, and Russia. Read Story…
May 22nd
Govt To Design Batam As Submarine Cable Network Hub
The Indonesian government plans to turn Batam into a hub for submarine cable networks. The network will be integrated with the existing Data Recovery Center managed by the Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency. Read Story…
MCA Seeks Stakeholders' Views On The Establishment Of A New Submarine Cable Link For Malta
The Malta Communications Authority has put forth a “Request For Information” on the feasibility of a new submarine cable. The aim of the study is to identify the best strategies for deployment of a new submarine cable and compare the various models and recommendations for the optimal technical, commercial and financial solution. Read Story…
Cable Owners
May 20th
Telstra Corp Ltd Says Newly Acquired Pacnet Hacked, Customer Data Exposed
Telstra has announced that newly acquired Pacnet has been hacked. Sensitive customer data was potentially exposed. Read Story…
Future Systems
May 22nd
Delayed Underwater Cable Project Resurfaces
Ezecom has announced the resurrection of the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand submarine cable. This planned system will be 1,425 km in length, connecting Cambodia to Malaysia through Thailand and will connect to the Asia-America Gateway cable system. Read Story…
Cable Faults
May 22nd
Southern Cross Cable Cut For Second Time In Three Months
The Southern Cross cable system has been cut for a second time in three months. Read Story…
New System
May 22nd
Next-Generation Undersea Cable Reaches Puerto Rico
The final section of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System has reached Puerto Rico. This 6,000 km system connects the Caribbean, Central America and Pacific coastal regions in Latin America. Read Story…
