Submarine Cable Almanac – Issue 35 Out Now! SubTel Forum Press Release November 23, 2020 SubTel Forum is pleased to announce that the 36th edition of the Submarine Cable Almanac is now available. Since the last issue, we have added one system and updated an additional ninety-two. You may also notice more of our continuous [...]
Internet Submarine Cable Maintenance Work Comes to an End; Service Resumed By The Daily Star November 5, 2020 The i2i cable network, a 3,100-kilometre submarine cable connecting Bangladesh's international internet gateway (IIG) operators with Singapore, resumed service since this evening. "The upgrading activities in the Seabone cable from Chennai to Singapore which started on November [...]
Telecom Egypt Signs Agreement With St Helena Government to Provide It With Its First Subsea Solution Telecom Egypt Press Release November 2, 2020 Cairo, 02 November 2020: Telecom Egypt and St Helena Government (SHG) have signed an agreement to connect the Island to Telecom Egypt’s subsea system over the Equiano submarine cable system. Telecom Egypt [...]
Slow Internet Likely for Next 6 Days Due to Submarine Cable Maintenance: Industry Operators By Md Fazlur Rahman, The Daily Star October 26, 2020 Internet users are likely to face reduced speed for the next five days as a fibre optic cable that connects Bangladesh's international internet gateway operators with Singapore will go through emergency [...]
Nunavik Prepares for Increased Demand for Internet Bandwidth By Sarah Rogers, Nunatsiaq News August 17, 2020 Tamaani Internet said it’s too soon to say what the loss of some of Xplornet’s services could mean for broadband access in Nunavik. In the meantime, the Kativik Regional Government–led internet service said it’s working to boost capacity in [...]
Submarine Cable Almanac – Issue 35 Out Now! SubTel Forum Press Release August 16, 2020 SubTel Forum is pleased to announce that the 35th edition of the Submarine Cable Almanac is now available. Since the last issue, we have added eight systems and updated an additional fifty-eight. You may also notice more of our continuous [...]
Submarine Cable Glitch Slows Internet in Bangladesh By bdnew24.com August 9, 2020 Internet users in Bangladesh are experiencing slow speed or outages due to a technical glitch in the second submarine cable. Efforts are underway to carry out the necessary repairs, Moshiur Rahman, managing director of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd, told bdnews24.com on Sunday. [...]
SubTel Forum Magazine #113 - Regional Systems OUT NOW! SubTel Forum Press Release July 20, 2020 The 2020 Regional Systems Edition of SubTel Forum Magazine is out now! READ ISSUE NOW What's Inside: Articles from more than 20 industry thought leaders and magnates discussing the importance and continued relevance of regional submarine systems [...]
HGC Launches a New Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Bangkok to Further Extend ASEAN Network Penetration HGC Press Release June 15, 2020 Hong Kong – HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC), a fully-fledged fixed-line operator and ICT service provider with extensive local and international network coverage, services and infrastructure, today announced that it has launched its third point-of-presence (PoP) [...]
Undersea Cable Faults Cause Internet Chaos in Vietnam, Cambodia & Lao PDR By Stella-maris Ewudolu June 2, 2020 Vietnam’s high level of digital penetration has been a saving grace during the COVID-19 lockdown, enabling home-based work, e-learning, and e-Commerce to thrive. It has been a somewhat different situation for those using international online services though, [...]
