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Srikapardhi December 9th, 2023 9:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

South Korean Telcos Complete Undersea Cable Linking Jeju and Udo Islands

South Korea's SK Telecom announced this week that it has formed a consortium with KT, LG Uplus, and KCTV Jeju Broadcasting to complete the construction of undersea optical cables spanning approximately 3.23 km between Jeju Island and Udo. The announcement was made on December 7, marking a significant milestone in enhancing high-speed connectivity to the picturesque Udo Island. Also Read: Liberty Networks and Gold Data Partner to Build Pan-Regional Cable... Read More

Srikapardhi December 7th, 2023 12:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Liberty Networks and Gold Data Partner to Build Pan-Regional Cable System

Liberty Networks, the network company of Liberty Latin America (LLA), has announced a partnership with Latin American network provider Gold Data to develop a new Pan-Regional subsea cable system. Under the agreement, the Gold Data 1 system (GD-1) will combine with the new system, Liberty Networks 1 (LN-1), to provide unique routes between the US and Mexico, Colombia, Panama, the Caribbean, and also offer diversity for the Southern US domestic... Read More

Srikapardhi December 1st, 2023 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bayobab Lands 2Africa Subsea Cable in Ghana

Bayobab (formerly MTN GlobalConnect) has successfully landed the 45,000 km 2Africa subsea cable on Ghanaian shores, specifically in Accra. This landing in Ghana is the third in Bayobab's series of six target locations across five countries, said Bayobab. The 2Africa subsea cable system, set to be completed in 2023 and 2024 for the western and eastern regions of Africa, respectively, is part of a broader connectivity initiative across 46 locations... Read More

Srikapardhi November 16th, 2023 11:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telxius Joins Firmina Subsea Cable System, Enhancing Americas Connectivity

Telefonica's infrastructure subsidiary, Telxius, confirmed today that it is joining the Firmina subsea cable system, connecting the US, Brazil, and Argentina. First announced in June 2021, Firmina will link the East Coast of the USA to Las Toninas (Argentina), with additional landings in Praia Grande (Brazil) and Punta del Este (Uruguay). Telxius will host Firmina in its Santos digital hub in Brazil. Also Read: America Movil and Telxius to Build... Read More

Yashika Goel November 11th, 2023 12:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Medusa Submarine Cable System to Land in Libya by End of 2025

Neutral and independent Mediterranean submarine infrastructure operator, Medusa Submarine Cable System, and data service provider in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Libyan United International for Telecommunication and Technology (LUIC), announced this week that they have signed an agreement to extend Medusa to the Libyan coast. The 8,760 km long submarine cable will have two landing points in Libya, connecting the coastal cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, according to the statement.... Read More

Srikapardhi October 31st, 2023 10:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telxius to Extend Subsea Cable Tikal to Cancun, Mexico

Telefonica's infrastructure subsidiary and global connectivity provider, Telxius, has announced plans to extend its ultrahigh capacity Tikal subsea cable linking Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) and Boca Raton (USA) with Cancun (Mexico). The extension is expected to provide a key route in the Caribbean with the highest levels of service, reliability, and security. Also Read: America Movil and Telxius to Build AMX3 Tikal Subsea Cable Telxius Expands Tikal Subsea Cable According to Telxius,... Read More

Srikapardhi October 24th, 2023 11:52 AM 0 COMMENTS

EXA Infrastructure Adds Fifth Transatlantic Route to Network Footprint

London-headquartered digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, EXA Infrastructure, announced last week that it has added a fifth transatlantic route to its network footprint. This addition is the Dunant cable, which connects the US and Europe via a southern corridor across the Atlantic. This investment follows EXA's partnership with Bulk Fiber Networks, which includes the Havfrue subsea cable connecting the US to Norway and Denmark, and integrating it... Read More

Srikapardhi October 19th, 2023 2:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Orange Launches New Transatlantic Submarine Cable, AMITIE

Global telecommunications operator Orange has announced the launch of a new transatlantic submarine cable called AMITIE. The cable is 6,800 kilometres long and has 16 fibre pairs, with a maximum capacity of 400 terabits per second (Tbps). According to Orange, AMITIE establishes connectivity between Lynn, near Boston, Massachusetts (USA), Le Porge, near Bordeaux, France, and Bude, England. Orange said it took four years of work between the two continents and... Read More

Srikapardhi October 16th, 2023 9:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Subco Deploys Ciena GeoMesh Extreme to Upgrade Oman Australia Cable

SUBCO, an undersea connectivity provider, has announced the upgrade of its Oman Australia Cable (OAC) to a maximum capacity of 48 Tbps, supporting increased bandwidth demands. SUBCO said it has deployed Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme solution, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme, in the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. This upgrade enables a resilient and reliable undersea corridor between Australia and Europe via the Oman Australia Cable (OAC). Also Read: Sparkle Signs Agreement With... Read More

Srikapardhi October 13th, 2023 5:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sparkle Signs Agreement With Kush Investments for Virtual Fibers on Equiano Submarine Cable

Sparkle, a global telecommunications operator, signed an agreement this week with Kush Investments, a UAE-based firm, for the provision of virtual fibres on the Equiano submarine cable. Equiano is a new submarine cable that connects South Africa, Nigeria, and Portugal. By acquiring virtual fibre on Sparkle's Equiano asset, Kush Investments will be able to strengthen its ICT infrastructure portfolio and develop new business opportunities and projects in the telecommunications sector... Read More

Srikapardhi October 10th, 2023 9:16 AM 0 COMMENTS

VNET Signs Agreement With Liberty Networks to Enhance Its Connectivity

VNET Telecomunicaciones, a Venezuelan telecom operator, has signed an agreement with Liberty Networks to depend on the latter's ARCOS-1 submarine system (Americas Region Caribbean Optical-Ring System) for enhancing its fibre network connectivity. The agreement was signed during the Fitelven telecom event held in Caracas from September 27th to 30th. Liberty Networks announced this development in a social media post on October 5th without providing further details. Also Read: Telecom Egypt... Read More

Srikapardhi October 3rd, 2023 12:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

NEC Announces Completion of Patara-2 Submarine Cable System for Telkom Indonesia

NEC Corporation announced yesterday that the Patara-2 submarine cable system, owned by Telkom Indonesia, the digital telco in Indonesia, is now complete and operational. This system connects multiple islands across Indonesia. Also Read: Telecom Egypt and Medusa Submarine Cable Extend Network to Red Sea Enhanced Connectivity Across Indonesia NEC Corporation highlighted that the Patara-2 is a 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) x 80 wavelengths (wl) x 2 fibre pairs (fp)... Read More