Cable
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David Coughlan, CEO of SubCom, talks to Capacity about the challenges of working in the Red Sea
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Global Independent Connect Limited (GICL), a subsidiary of IHS Holding, has completed the rollout of more than 10,000km of fibre optic cables across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The new route will connect London with Ostend and increase cross-channel reliability.
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PLDT confirms the launch of the Philippines segment of the US-Transpacific Jupiter subsea cable system.
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Farice and Far North Digital (FND) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint marketing and sales of its combined connectivity between Japan and Iceland.
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Another subsea takes to the sea, this time in Asia. Capacity speaks to Dr Erwei Lin, director & executive vice president of China Mobile International Limited (CMI), about the newly announced SEA-H2X subsea cable.
Forthcoming events
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A shortage of cable ships is hurting the subsea industry’s booming demand for new fibre routes to serve hyperscalers. Alan Burkitt-Gray investigates
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Ocean Networks has been selected by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH)to conduct research on fibre optic cable routing and site locations for new cable landing stations.
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Djibouti Telecom confirms the landing of the 2Africa subsea cable in Djibouti.
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Global Marine Group has announced that Bruce Neilson-Watts will step into the role of Group CEO.
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Infinera’s ICE6 coherent 800G solution has been selected by the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) consortium to double the capacity and increase the lifespan of one of the world’s largest cable systems.
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been formed between Telin and TM Wholesale to explore subsea cable business opportunities.
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Google has unveiled Topaz, its latest subsea cable system connecting Japan to Canada across the Pacific.
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Zain Global Connect (ZGC), the wholesale carrier subsidiary of Zain Group, is connecting the Middle East to Europe with the J2M subsea cable system.
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Aqua Comms confirms the launch of its CeltixConnect-2 (CC-2) and North Sea Connect (NSC) subsea systems as part of its ownership of the Havhingsten cable system.
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Aqua Comms, Bulk Fiber Networks (Bulk) and Meta have completed the construction of the Havhingsten cable system.
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At the start of the year, Capacity reported on news that the marine installation of the Senegal Horn of Africa Regional Express (SHARE) subsea cable system, was completed.
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Natalie Bannerman speaks to Francisco Moreno, Chile’s undersecretary of telecoms, about how the Antarctic Connection project will bolster the country’s position as a leading digital hub
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Telecom Egypt and AFR-IX Telecom have signed a landing party agreement for the Medusa subsea cable in Egypt.
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Ooredoo Maldives and PEACE Cable International Network (PEACE Cable) are to build an extension of PEACE Cable System to the Maldives.
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Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
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Orange chooses 5G SA network partners in Europe
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from tower sales to contract announcements and the use cases for 6G.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has added Orange to its board of directors.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to build a global vaccination validation application.
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US cable TV operator Cox Communications is to upgrade its customers’ home connections to 10Gbps
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SubCom and the SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium confirm that contract is in force and it has started the supply and installation of the SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable.
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Finland's Cinia and Japan's ARTERIA Networks (ARTERIA) have formed a joint collaboration to build a subsea cable system linking Europe and Asia through the Arctic.