Hawaiki Has Sold Hawaiki Submarine Cable To BW Group Press Release July 26, 2021 SINGAPORE / AUCKLAND - Hawaiki Submarine Cable Limited Partnership and International Connectivity Services Limited (“Hawaiki”) has today announced the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of the company to BW Digital Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of BW Group Limited, [...]
How Do Subsea Cables in Frozen Regions Work? By Rachel Justis July 26, 2021 Subsea cables have been around for over 150 years as a technological means of communication across the globe. In their initial form, they were used for sending telegrams. Nowadays, they serve as connective transmitters for telecommunications. They are noted as crucial [...]
News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of July 19-23 SubTel Forum Cable Faults & Maintenance Future Systems State of the Industry [...]
Oman-Australia Subsea Cable Lands In Perth Will offer direct connection to Europe, Middle East and Africa. By Kate Weber July 23, 2021 Australia’s latest international subsea data cable system titled the Oman Australia Cable (OAC) has officially landed in Perth. The cable landed from the Cable Ship Reliance and was built by specialist consulting and [...]
Vietnam's Internet Cable Breaks Twice In One Month By Khuong Nha July 20, 2021 Vietnam's internet connection via the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable broke down a mere two days after being fixed. A representative of a network service provider in Vietnam said a fault had been detected Monday at the SH1 branch of [...]
Space Has Better Internet than Antarctica, But that Might Change A proposed fiber optic cable could make it easier for scientists to transmit crucial climate data Chelsea Harvey July 20, 2021 Nestled at the southern tip of Ross Island, just off the Antarctic coast, lies one of the most remote towns in the world. McMurdo Station [...]
SubTel Forum Magazine #119 - Regional Systems - OUT NOW! SubTel Forum Press Release July 19, 2021 READ ISSUE NOW What's Inside:Issue 119 of the SubTel Forum Magazine contains articles from industry thought leaders and magnates discussing the needs of different regions for submarine cable infrastructure around the world.SubTel Forum Exclusive:6 Questions with Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief [...]
News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of July 12-16 Data Centers Future Systems Technology and Upgrades State of the Industry [...]
TOPAZ Submarine Fibre-Optic Cable Update July 15, 2021 The Proposed Project TOPAZ Cable System The proposed submarine fibreoptic cable system – Topaz - consists of a main cable between Port Alberni, BC and, in Japan, Shima (Mie prefecture) to the South, and Takahagi (Ibaraki Prefecture) to the North. In addition, a second cable for future [...]
René Descartes In Canada To Lay Cable To Asia July 15, 2021 Since last Sunday, sea enthusiasts can observe in the port of Vancouver one of the ships of the French company Orange Marine. Departing from the port of Marseille, the cable ship René Descartes pulled a communication cable between Japan and Western Canada. The least [...]