Grid Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece, providing telecommunications services to national and international providers, announced its plan to build a new Cable Landing Station (CLS) on the southern coast of Crete.

Djibouti Telecom landed the 2Africa submarine cable in Djibouti on 13th May 2022. The 2Africa cable system will be terminated at Djibouti Telecom's new cable landing station.

Telstra announced the expansion of its business and service in the Philippines with the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Pasig City, and the establishment of a new joint venture with Converge Information Communications and Technology Solutions Inc. (Converge), Telstra Converge Inc.(TCI).

BW Digital Pte. Ltd. (BW Digital), an affiliate of BW Group Limited, announced today the formal completion of its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of Hawaiki Submarine Cable Limited Partnership and International Connectivity Services Limited. The transaction was subject to applicable regulatory filings and approvals, which have now all been received, including transfer of control granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States.

Cinturion Corp Ltd. (Cinturion) announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Lightstorm as its landing partner in India. As part of the agreement, Cinturion’s TEAS (Trans Europe Asia System) will be hosted by Lightstorm to strengthen connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe. Lightstorm will use its carrier-neutral and open Cable Landing Station (CLS) to herald a new era in the landing of submarine cable systems in India.

The SEA-H2X Consortium, comprised of China Mobile International Limited (CMI), China Unicom Global (CUG) , Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge) and PPTEL SEA H2X Sdn. Bhd (PPTEL SEA-H2X), officially announced and reaffirmed today their partnership to construct and operate the South East Asia Hainan - Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X), a new submarine cable system that will connect Hong Kong SAR China, Hainan China, Philippines, Thailand, East Malaysia and Singapore, with options to extend to Vietnam, Cambodia, West Malaysia and Indonesia.

Infinera announced Tuesday that the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) Consortium selected Infinera’s ICE6 coherent 800G solution to increase its submarine network capacity and provide diverse, resilient connectivity across European, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern markets. AAE-1’s submarine upgrade will more than double the current capacity, providing in excess of 100 Tbps, resulting in the largest-scale submarine upgrade in history.

The Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable project has been granted Provisional Acceptance, the system owner Southern Cross Cable Limited (Southern Cross), the system supplier Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and the project consulting firm Pioneer Consulting jointly announced Monday. The Southern Cross NEXT cable system will be the largest and lowest-latency route connecting Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, to initiate commericial service on July 7th, 2022. 

Optus announced in April to accept pre-order for capacity on the Southern Cross NEXT (SX NEXT) submarine cable. The existing Southern Cross (SX) cable used by telco providers and wholesalers today, is nearing end of life (currently expected in 2030). SX NEXT will provide continuity of capacity for Optus Wholesale customers for the next 20-30 years.

The final cable landing for the Oman Australia Cable (OAC) was completed in Barka, Oman in late April, marking a major milestone for the project. Once live, OAC is set to become the only undersea cable to avoid the notorious Malacca Straits and is Australia’s first express undersea cable to EMEA, improving connectivity and resiliency between the regions.

According to The Finanicial Express, the English newspaper in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) board has decided to invest Tk 1.73 billion (equivalently US$20 million) more in the SEA-ME-WE6 submarine cable system. With the increase, BSCCL's total cost for the SEA-ME-WE 6 will be about Tk 8.70 billion (equivalently US$100 million) from the initial Tk 6.93 billion.

Google and cable landing partner WIOCC announced Thursday (April 21) the landing of Equiano subsea cable in Lagos, Nigeria. Google's Equiano cable will land directly into the OADC Lagos data centre. 

According the Viet Nam News, the Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) officially announced the landing of ADC (Asia Direct Cable) international subsea cable in Quy Nhơn City, Bình Định Province on Tuesday (April 19).

2Africa consortium announced Thursday the first landing of the 2Africa cable in Genoa, Italy. Vodafone is the 2Africa landing party in Genoa and lands the 2Africa cable directly into a newly built data center Equinix GN1. The landing sets the tone for more landings in the coming months as the cable is extended to a total of 46 locations by the completion of the project in 2024.

Zain Group announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Zain Global Connect (ZGC) is connecting the Middle East with Europe through the Jeddah to Marseille (J2M ) submarine cable system. The J2M cable system will be a subsystem of the PEACE cable system, and Zain Saudi Arabia will act as the cable landing party in Jeddah, Suadi Arabia.