OPT-NC to Deploy Its Second Submarine Cable and Secure All International and Domestic Communications of New Caledonia ASN Press Release June 16, 2020 Paris, France – OPT-NC (Office des Postes et Télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie) has selected the proposal of Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build and deploy its second submarine cable. For this project, ASN [...]
2Africa: A Transformative Subsea Cable for Future Internet Connectivity in Africa Announced by Global and African Partners Telecom Egypt Press Release May 14, 2020 China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN Global Connect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced today that they will partner to build 2Africa, which will be the most comprehensive subsea cable [...]
OPT New Caledonia Awards contracts to ASN and Intelia By Telecompaper April 23, 2020 OPT New Caledonia (OPT-NC) has selected ASN (Alcatel Submarine Network) for the construction and installation of the Gondwana-2 subsea cable linking New Caledonia to Fiji. The operator launched the tender process for the new international cable a year ago, to provide [...]
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 [...]
Algeria Completes Mauritania and Spain Subsea Cable Link By Christian Fernsby, Post Online Media December 12, 2019 Algeria’s Minister of Post, Telecommunications, Technology and Digitalisation, Houda Imane Faraoun, has announced the completion of a cross-border fibre-optic network link with Mauritania, reports Agence Ecofin. The deployment of the 75km Algeria-Mauritania fibre section follows last month’s completion [...]
Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System Lands in Sydney, Australia RTI Connectivity Press Release December 4, 2019 The Sunshine Coast’s Branch Enables Essential Diversity Singapore – RTI Connectivity Pte. Ltd. (RTI) announced today that the Japan-Guam-Australia South Cable System’s (JGA-S) main lay between Sydney, Australia and Piti, Guam is fully underway following last week’s remarkable landing in Sydney, [...]
Alcatel Submarine Networks Announces the Completion of the Johan Sverdrup PRM System (Phase 1) Alcatel Submarine Networks Press Release November 7, 2019 Paris, France – ASN is pleased to announce that the first phase of the Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) system for the Johan Sverdrup field, operated by Equinor in the North Sea, has been [...]
Solomon Islands Undersea Cable to Go Live February: Deputy PM TCSI Press Release October 25, 2019 (TCSI): Solomon Islands are expected to start using high speed internet in February 2020. This is according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Manasseh Maelanga. Speaking to the local media, the Deputy Prime Minister gave no [...]
French Cable Systems Provider Alcatel Submarine Networks Acquires Construction Vessel By John Snyder October 4, 2019 In a move to enhance its fleet, French submarine communications network company Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has acquired light construction vessel Toisa Warrior from UK-based Sealion Shipping, managers of the Toisa fleet. The purchase price for the vessel was [...]
Paperwork for Southern Cross Next Cable Build Signed Off By Chris Duckett, ZDNet October 1, 2019 Southern Cross has gained the regulatory approvals needed to move into the construction phase for its Next cable between Australia and the United States. The 13,483 kilometre cable is set to cost $300 million and is designed to carry [...]
