Submarine Telecoms Forum

4.3 min read Dublin, Ireland – EllaLink and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) hosted a delegation from SPLANG, the Government of Maranhão (Brazil) and the international financial institutions of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) across two of ASN's facilities: the Les Ulis headquarters, for technology demonstrations; and the Calais factory, to witness the loading of the Lum@link cable onto the cable ship.

0.9 min read The Sambungan Kabel Dasar Laut MADANI (SALAM) initiative will link Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak through a new submarine cable system, creating a more resilient and geographically diverse domestic network, according to the MCMC's announcement on 16 July. According to The Edge Malaysia, the upcoming network will consist of four submarine cable segments spanning approximately 5,582km.

1.6 min read China's first domestically designed and built deep-sea intelligent cable-laying vessel, Tianyi Linghangzhe, was commissioned in Shanghai on Wednesday and launched a full-system trial voyage for subsea cable-laying, a major step in strengthening the infrastructure underpinning the growth of computing power and artificial intelligence (AI), state broadcaster CCTV News reported on Thursday.

1.5 min read Taipei, July 15 (CNA) The Lienchiang District Prosecutors Office announced Wednesday that it will not prosecute the captain of a Chinese-flagged work barge, which damaged a subsea cable off Dongyin Island on March 30, citing insufficient evidence. According to a statement from the prosecutors' office, the incident occurred on March 30, when captain Ho (何) of the Hai Hong Gong 66 was carrying out a towing operation to remove the stranded Chinese fishing vessel Min Lian Yu 63896.

1.6 min read The Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Aliyu Aboki, has called for stronger regional cooperation to improve the resilience of submarine cable infrastructure, describing it as essential to safeguarding West Africa’s rapidly growing digital economy. Aboki made the remarks following the publication of reports and recommendations by the International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience, where he served as a member.

2.1 min read Overview Submarine cable technology has advanced significantly over the past several years. The point of convergence of the optical and electrical signals for submarine cables has moved from solely beach landing points to data centers much further inland, leaving the physical connection point between the subsea and terrestrial networks more vulnerable to attack.

1.6 min read The European Commission has opened a €3.94 million pilot project aimed at strengthening the security of Europe’s submarine cable infrastructure through improved access to private-sector situational data.

4.7 min read Geneva – The International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience today approved its final report, including explanations of recommendations to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunication cables — the critical infrastructure that carries more than 99 per cent of data traffic worldwide. Tags: Cable Security, ICPC, ITU, regulation, resilience, route diversity Sign up to get the latest updates straight to your inbox! You have been successfully subscribed.

2.9 min read Keppel Ltd., through its Connectivity Division (“Keppel”), has signed an Indefeasible Right of Use (“IRU”) agreement with a global leading hyperscaler for the final remaining fibre pair on the Bifrost Cable System (“Bifrost”).

3.8 min read Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – OMS Group, a leading provider of subsea digital infrastructure, today celebrated the first steel cutting ceremony for CS Resilience, the third vessel in its next-generation GREAT-Class fleet, at CRIST S.A. shipyard in Gdynia, Poland. The ceremony marks the official commencement of construction and another major milestone in OMS Group's long-term fleet expansion strategy to meet the growing global demand for resilient digital infrastructure.