News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of January 25-29

Cable Faults & Maintenance

The repairs on the Sea-Me-We cable system are scheduled for January 31, 2021 and are scheduled to last only a few hours. Sea-Me-We-5 to Undergo Repairs This Week Monday, January 25, 2021

Current Systems

The Quintillion And GCI partnership plans to provie 1 Gigabit speeds to residential customers in Nome and Kotzebue. Quintillion And GCI Announce Partnership Monday, January 25, 2021

Future Systems

ASN Starts The Construction of Africa-1 Thursday, January 28, 2021
The submarine cable from Chile to Asia found its official name, Humboldt, through a social media campaign hosted by SUBTEL. Submarine Cable From Latin America To Asia Has A Name Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The University Study seeks to analyze the synergies of this project with other projects that seek to operate in this part of the world. SUBTEL Awards Study to the University of Chile Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Sub.co announced that the Oman Australia Cable (OAC) is 100% manufactured with marine installation to commence in March 2021. Oman Australia Cable System Manufacturing Complete Monday, January 25, 2021

Technology and Upgrades

NECs new system is mainly intended for observation of earthquakes and tsunami from Yilan Taiwan to Fangshan in Pingtung County. NEC Delivers Submarine Cable Seismic And Tsunami Observation System Tuesday, January 26, 2021

State of the Industry

The Internet Society Foundation selected the team from the "Decarbonizing Global Cable Network" Project to receive the $200,000 Grant. ‘Decarbonizing Global Cable’ Network Project Wins Grant Tuesday, January 26, 2021