TPG Receives Tick From US for Vodafone Australia Merger By Chris Duckett, ZDNet March 26, 2020 A month after the Federal Court of Australia approved the merger of TPG and Vodafone Hutchison, the transaction has received the tick of approval from US regulators. US approval was needed as one of TPG's subsea cables passes through [...]
Singapore, Australia to Collaborate on Digital Economy Initiatives By Eileen Yu, ZDNet March 23, 2020 Singapore and Australia have wrapped up negotiations on a digital economy pact that will see both nations collaborate on multiple fronts, including artificial intelligence (AI), cross-border data flow, and e-payments. The trade agreement aims to provide a framework to facilitate [...]
TPG, Vodafone Sprint Towards July Merger By James Fernyhough, Financial Review March 5, 2020 TPG and Vodafone say they are confident their long-delayed $15 billion merger will be completed by July, after competition tsar Rod Sims announced he would no longer stand in the way. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Thursday said it [...]
Act Boosts Hopes for Subsea Cable Industry By Scott Neil, The Royal Gazette February 18, 2020 Bermuda has put itself into the frame to be the first landing hub for submarine communication cables in the Atlantic. New cable systems are being planned, and the Submarine Communication Cables Act 2020, which was approved by MPs on [...]
Submarine Telecoms Forum Magazine Issue 110 - Global Outlook Is Now Live! SubTel Forum Press Release January 19, 2020 SubTel Forum is pleased to announce that Issue 110 of the Magazine is now available! In this issue we discuss the current state of the submarine fiber market, what’s on the horizon, an interview with the [...]
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News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of November 11-15 SubTel Forum Submarine Cable Almanac – Issue 32 Out Now! The 32nd issue of the Submarine Cable Almanac is now available and contains details on every major submarine cable system in the world. Current Systems GlobeNet to Pass Fiber [...]
News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of November 4-8 Conferences & Associations WFN Strategies to Speak at InfraGard National Disaster Resilience Council WFN Strategies will discuss submarine cable resilience at the InfraGard National Disaster Resilience Council on critical infrastructure. Data Centers Google Data Center Project in Uruguay Under [...]
News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of October 28-November 1 SubTel Forum Web Maps Share Detailed Submarine Cable Data Esri highlights the SubTel Cable Map discussing the challenges faced with creating an online submarine cable map and ArcGIS solutions. Cable Faults & Maintenance Submarine Cable Fault Disrupts Pakistan [...]
News From Around The World Of Submarine Telecoms For The Week Of October 21-25 Cable Faults & Maintenance Seacom Suffers Outage Affecting Services in Europe Seacom said on Wednesday that the submarine cable system it operates along Africa’s east coast is experiencing a “service-affecting outage”. Current Systems Crosslake Fibre Toronto – New York [...]