January 31st, 2024 11:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Prima and ASN Announce Smart Cable Project Connecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia

Prima, in collaboration with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), announces the signing of a contract for the establishment of the first SMART subsea cable system. OMS will be responsible for the marine installation of this system, which is set to be deployed and operational in 2026. The system will enhance digital connectivity and seismic monitoring in the Pacific region, the joint statement said. Also Read: Telecom Egypt and Naitel to Build... Read More

January 29th, 2024 11:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Egypt and Naitel to Build New Subsea Cable Between Egypt and Jordan

Telecom Egypt has announced signing a joint build agreement with NaiTel, a telecommunications service provider in Jordan, and the telecom arm of Aqaba Digital Hub, to build 'Coral Bridge', a new, long-awaited subsea cable system connecting Egypt and Jordan. The agreement was signed by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Telecom Egypt and the Founder and CEO at NaiTel in the presence of the Minister of Communications and... Read More

January 24th, 2024 3:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

EllaLink to Build Direct Submarine Cable Link Between French Guiana and Continental Europe

EllaLink and SPLANG, part of Collectivite Territoriale de Guyane (CTG), have announced plans to establish a direct and secure submarine cable connection between French Guiana and Continental Europe. The contract involves the construction of an 8,000 km high-capacity and low-latency route, awarded to EllaLink - the first high-capacity optic fibre submarine cable directly connecting Latin America to Europe. Also Read: Google Announces Plans to Build Central Pacific Subsea Cables Bulikula... Read More

January 23rd, 2024 9:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Announces Plans to Build Central Pacific Subsea Cables Bulikula and Halaihai

Google has announced plans for the Central Pacific Connect initiative, which will deliver two new intra-Pacific cables, Bulikula and Halaihai, in collaboration with Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH), APTelecom, and Telstra to enhance digital connectivity in the central Pacific. Also Read: Google Unveils Nuvem: Transatlantic Cable Linking Portugal, Bermuda, and US Resilience and Reliability Building on the South Pacific Connect initiative announced in October, the Central Pacific Connect initiative will establish... Read More

January 21st, 2024 10:31 AM 0 COMMENTS

Orange Deploys Infinera’s ICE6 Solution on AMITIE Subsea Cable

Optical networking solutions provider Infinera announced that Orange has deployed its sixth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE6) on the new AMITIE subsea cable. This deployment aims to provide up to 400 GbE services to Orange's customers who require connectivity from the US to France and across its long-haul terrestrial backhaul network, connecting Boston to New York and Le Porge to Bordeaux in France. Also Read: Orange Launches New Transatlantic Submarine Cable,... Read More

January 19th, 2024 9:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vocus to Roll Out 1.6 Tbps Technology on Long-Haul and Metro Links With Ciena

Australian operator Vocus has announced its plans to deploy Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6 Tbps coherent technology across its long-haul and metro links. This move is aimed at addressing increasing bandwidth demands and reducing energy consumption across its network. The implementation of this coherent optic solution is expected to enable Vocus to achieve greater cost-effectiveness and reliability. Also Read: Vocus Upgrades Melbourne to Adelaide Cable Route to 800 Gbps... Read More

January 16th, 2024 8:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Egypt and ZOI to Establish Cable Link From Mediterranean Sea to Arabian Sea

Telecom Egypt and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) have collaborated to establish a digital corridor connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Sea and Arabian Gulf, forming a Eurasian data highway. The infrastructure incorporates a high fiber count and combines terrestrial and subsea segments. Terrestrial segments will span Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, while the subsea section will directly link Saudi Arabia and Egypt via the Red Sea, utilising a high-capacity,... Read More

January 15th, 2024 10:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Hawaiki Introduces 400 GbE Services With Ciena

BW Digital, the owner of the Hawaiki Submarine Cable, confirms the availability of commercial 400 GbE services on the Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable, powered by Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme subsea network solution. This development follows an earlier milestone in November 2020 when the Hawaiki cable achieved 500 Gbps channel wavelengths. Also Read: NEC Announces Completion of KLI Submarine Cable System for BSNL 400 GbE services Commenting on the offering, BW Digital says,... Read More

January 12th, 2024 1:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

NEC Announces Completion of KLI Submarine Cable System for BSNL

NEC India, in collaboration with NEC Corporation, announced today the completion of the optical submarine cable system for BSNL, connecting Kochi and the Lakshadweep Islands in Southern India. The Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Cable (KLI), developed under the Government of India's Digital India Mission, ensures digital connectivity to the remote islands, boosting their economic and social life. Also Read: PM Inaugurates Kochi-Lakshadweep Submarine Optical Fiber Connection KLI Submarine Cable Funded by... Read More

January 3rd, 2024 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

PM Inaugurates Kochi-Lakshadweep Submarine Optical Fiber Connection

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, inaugurated, dedicated to the nation, and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth more than Rs 1150 crores in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep today. These projects span various sectors, including technology and communication. As part of the same, to provide fast internet within the islands, the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection was inaugurated today. Also Read: Lakshadweep Sees the Addition of 5G BTS... Read More

December 28th, 2023 5:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sparkle Launches GreenMed Submarine Cable to Connect Italy to Balkans and Eastern Med

Italy's Sparkle has launched GreenMed, a new submarine cable system that will cross the Adriatic Sea, connecting Italy to Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, and Turkey before extending further into the Mediterranean. In an official release, Sparkle said the new cable would create a fibre-optic infrastructure corridor to connect Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Central-Eastern Mediterranean countries through a diversified and low-latency route. Also Read: Sparkle Signs Agreement With Kush... Read More

December 14th, 2023 11:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government Initiatives for Internet Connectivity in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha regarding digital/broadband connectivity in Island Union Territories, stated that the Government of India has undertaken a large number of initiatives to improve digital/broadband connectivity in the Island Union Territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, bringing benefits to the public. Previously, the two Island Union Territories of the Andaman and... Read More

Recent Comments

Faraz :

BSNL can never compete with Airtel 's NSA 5G, forget Jio SA 5G. But they could get some customers if…

Let’s Talk: BSNL’s Delays in Launching 4G is Leading to…

Shivraj Roy :

just yesterday i took a airtel postpaid sim for my sister and had the 399rs plan ,i dont see any…

Airtel Hits 3 Million 5G Users Milestone in Mumbai

Faraz :

Mumbai was strong circle for Vi till 2023. Due to lack of 5G, they be loosing by huge number.

Airtel Hits 3 Million 5G Users Milestone in Mumbai

Faraz :

BSNL has 2G on B8 and it will stay like that until 4G is rolled out in every state. There…

Let’s Talk: BSNL’s Delays in Launching 4G is Leading to…

TheAndroidFreak :

BSNL 5G can wait as they cannot compete with Jio 5G yet without backhaul and coverage. So they should focus…

Let’s Talk: BSNL’s Delays in Launching 4G is Leading to…

Load More