Major Bandwidth Boost for Africa as PEACE Heads South PCCW Global Press Release January 20, 2020 HKT (SEHK:6823) – HONG KONG - PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, and PEACE Cable International Network Co., Limited, will cooperate on the PEACE South extension of the Pakistan East Africa [...]
Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, and Telkom Kenya Announce That Installation of the DARE1 Submarine Cable System Is Underway Djibouti Telecom Press Release January 20, 2020 Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, and Telkom Kenya announce that installation of the DARE1 submarine cable system is underway. Installation of trunk and branch units has commenced; marine operations are scheduled for completion [...]
Cook Islands International Submarine Cable Connection Arrives in Rarotonga Avaroa Cable Press Release January 11, 2020 Cable comes ashore at second attempt in complex engineering operation following Tropical Cyclone Sarai Manatua One Polynesia fibreoptic cable will connect Rarotonga to Samoa, Tahiti and Aitutaki The 3600km cable will be Ready for Service May 2020 RAROTONGA, COOK [...]
Tillamook County Approves Facebook Jupiter Cable in Tierra Del Mar By Hilary Dorsey, The News Guard January 10, 2020 The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday, Jan. 9, 2-1 to uphold the Tillamook County Planning Commission’s similar use determination and decision to approve the installation of the Jupiter Cable System. This was the second [...]
Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio to Deploy New Submarine Cable Systems By Muntazir Abbas, ETTelecom January 9, 2020 NEW DELHI: The oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) telecom arm Jio will be deploying two submarine cable systems connecting Singapore and Europe, taking high-bandwidth connectivity from America’s western and eastern coasts allowing higher data speed to Indian Internet [...]
Ravi Shankar Prasad Inaugurates Works on Laying of Submarine Cables Between Chennai, Andaman Nicobar Islands By All India Radio January 9, 2020 Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the Union Government will ensure participation of the common people as stakeholders in the digital transformation that is sweeping [...]
Facebook Riles Tiny Oregon Town With Plan for Undersea Cable By Andrew Selsky January 9, 2020 TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. (AP) — A battle playing out in a tiny Oregon town with no stoplights or cellphone service is pitting residents against one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Locals in coastal Tierra del Mar are [...]
Nunavik May See Improved Online Video Streaming in 2020 By Elaine Anselmi, Nunatsiaq News January 6, 2020 Nunavik residents could see improved internet access in 2020, as Tamaani Internet tries out new technology. Tamaani, a subsidiary of the Kativik Regional Government that provides internet services across Nunavik, is experimenting with caching devices to ease online [...]
Four Int'l Firms in Race to Build Third Submarine Cable By Ahmed Shawki, Dhaka Tribune January 1, 2020 Four international firms are in the race to set country’s third submarine cable under the SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium to meet the country's growing demand for data consumption. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) officials said the tender [...]
Telebras Withdraws From Ellalink Submarine Cable for Lack of Financial Resources By Telecompaper December 27, 2019 Telebras will no longer participate in the submarine cable project linking Brazil and Europe for lack of resources, the company said in a statement to the Brazilian stock market regulator. The company said it sent a letter to its [...]
