Cable Faults

Telenor Norway Suffers Submarine Cable Cut

Telenor Norway has reported a cut to the submarine cable in Bindal in Nordland county, leaving the town without telecommunications services. Telenor Norway says the line cannot be repaired and must be replaced. Read story…

 

Future Systems

Samoa Cable Starts Submarine Cable Landing Station Build

Construction of the Samoa landing station for the Tui-Samoa submarine cable system has begun. Read story…

 

Bangladesh to be Connected with 2nd Submarine Cable on Feb 21

Bangladesh will be connected with its second submarine cable when the SEA-ME-WE 5 consortium launches service on February 21. Read story…

 

€17m for Marseille (to Malta) Cable

A new submarine fiber optic cable linking Malta to Marseille in France would cost an estimated €17 million, considerably less than expected. Read story…

Southern Cross, EGS Prepare to Cast Off to Survey NEXT Sub Cable Route

Southern Cross Cables has chosen EGS to perform the survey for Southern Cross NEXT. The 12,500 km survey will begin later this month. Read story…