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2023-04-20 11:09:00 Submarine Telecoms Forum
Orange Reveals France-Tunisia Submarine Cable

Orange Announces New Submarine Cable Connecting France and Tunisia By Isaac K. Kassouwi, Ecofin Agency April 18, 2023 (Ecofin Agency) - In 2013, Orange invested in a cable connecting Tunisia and Europe by signing an investment-sharing agreement with Ooredoo.   Last week, French telecom operator Orange announced it would build a subsea cable linking the cities [...]

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2023-04-20 11:08:59 Open / Comment

2023-04-20 11:08:55 Submarine Telecoms Forum
Amilcar Cabral Cable Unites West Africa

West African Countries Join Forces for $44 Million Amilcar Cabral Submarine Cable Project By Grace Ashiru, Tech In Africa April 19, 2023 The Amilcar Cabral submarine line will change the way people in six West African countries talk to each other. This high-speed infrastructure, named after Amilcar Lopes da Costa Cabral, a hero of the [...]

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2023-04-20 11:08:55 Open / Comment

2023-04-18 16:08:02 TeleGeography Blog
What Happens to Cables When The Earth Moves Under Our Feet?

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How are submarine cables impacted by tectonic shifts beneath the seafloor?

This week's guests on TeleGeography Explains the Internet are well-positioned to tell us. They join us from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre: Isobel Yeo, Researcher in Geology and Volcanology, and Michael Clare, Principal Researcher of Ocean BioGeoscience and Marine Environmental Adviser to the International Cable Protection Committee.

Mike and Izzy are geologists specializing in the seafloor, so their research has become vital for the submarine cable community. Open / Comment

2023-04-18 16:08:02 Open / Comment

2023-04-16 19:05:30 Submarine Networks - Home
VDPC to Build Barracuda Submarine Cable System and Cable Landing Station in Alicante

Valencia Digital Port Connect SL (VDPC) has announced to build a new submarine cable system connecting Spain with France and Portugal, the Barracuda Submarine Cable System (Barracuda SCS), and the first subsea cable landing station (CLS) at the Port of Alicante in Spain. Open / Comment

2023-04-16 19:05:24 Submarine Networks - Home
Sparkle to Deploy C+L Technology across it Terrestrial and Subsea Networks

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Sparkle announced the deployment of state-of-the-art C+L technologies - supplied by Infinera and Nokia - on its global optical terrestrial and subsea networks to further enhance its offering and meet the surging market demand worldwide. Open / Comment

2023-04-16 19:05:24 Open / Comment

2023-04-13 16:17:45 TeleGeography Blog
The Rise and Fall of a Caribbean Communications Kingpin

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Earlier this year, it was revealed that Denis O’Brien—the Irish businessman who founded international telecom group Digicel in 2001—could lose up to 90% of the company to U.S.-based investment firms.

These firms are poised to seize control of the business in exchange for writing off up to $1.8 billion of Digicel’s debt.

The revelation that O’Brien could lose his empire follows a tumultuous period for Digicel. Today we take a look at the rise and fall of a Caribbean communications kingpin. Open / Comment