TM Global announces its participation as a consortium member of the Asia Link Cable System to boost submarine cable capacity from Malaysia to Asia. 

TM Global, the domestic and international wholesale business arm of TM, solidified its commitment to advancing Malaysia’s digital landscape by announcing its recent participation as a consortium member of the Asia Link Cable System (ALC).  This strategic move positions Malaysia as one of the key destinations connecting Malaysia to Hong Kong SAR.

Cinturion Corp Ltd., a global provider of scalable, subsea and terrestrial capacity-based network solutions, announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), one of the leading providers of fixed line, mobile, internet and digital services across the UAE. The partnership will deliver new diverse routes to du customers to meet the ever-growing demand in the region and bring an open-access Cable Landing Station (CLS) to UAE’s economic, social and digital transformation.

Singapore, 13th September 2023 - Submarine Networks World, the largest annual gathering of subsea communications leaders in the world, is set to welcome its largest delegation to date this September 27–28, 2023, in Singapore.

SUBCO announced that it is ready to begin construction on a new transcontinental submarine cable that will connect Sydney, Melbourne (Torquay), Adelaide and Perth (S-M-A-P), with the project having officially achieved Contract in Force (CIF) status.

center3, a wholly owned subsidiary of stc Group, has selected Ciena's cutting-edge solutions and technologies for its fiber pairs on the 2Africa cable system, which lands in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah and Yanbu, provides reliable, high-bandwidth connectivity onward to three continents. With Ciena’s 800G technology, center3 can serve both regional and international digital needs with advanced communication, cloud, and data center hosting services.

Aqua Comms announced that it has activated the AEC-3 transatlantic subsea cable system leveraging native colocation and connectivity services at the CoreSite Boston data center campus (BO1),  offering direct connections between Boston and Europe. 

According to the Maldives news, the India-Asia Express (IAX) landed in Hulhumalé on Friday, August 11. Ocean Connectivity Maldives (OCM) held a landing ceremony in Hulhumale Friday afternoon. OCM is expected to invest more than $22.5 million in the IAX submarine cable project.

According to the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP), the 2África subsea cable landed on the Cacuaco Beach in Luanda, Angola on Sunday, July 30. Unitel, the Angolan mobile operator, acts as the landing parnter and is the only Angolan operator that joined the 2Africa consortium.

Aqua Comms, Meta, Microsoft, and Vodafone announced the completion of the Amitié subsea cable system, the first to directly connect Boston to Europe and Bordeaux to North America. Amitié has been fully commissioned and tested and was handed over to Aqua Comms, Meta, Microsoft, and Vodafone on July 16, 2023.

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), Elettra Tlc, Medusa and Orange announced the coming into force of the construction contract for the Medusa Submarine Cable System. This milestone marks the start of an ambitious project that will boost connectivity across the Mediterranean.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India’.

Paratus has lit up the Equiano subsea cable system in Namibia. The Equiano cable system brings significantly more capacity to businesses and residences in Namibia.  Paratus has radically rationalised and simplified its product and package options to make it easier for customers to choose their ideal solution.

Sparkle announced Wednesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Libya Postal Telecommunication and Technology Holding Company (LPTIC), the Libyan state-owned telecom company operating in fixed, mobile and data telco services, concerning the building of a new submarine infrastructure connecting multiple landings in Libya to Sicily, and via Italy to Europe through Sparkle’s new BlueMed Submarine Cable (“BlueMed”). 

Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence.

NEC Corporation (NEC) announced the signing of supply contract with FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation (FSMTCC), based in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), BwebwerikiNet Limited (BNL) of the Republic of Kiribati, and Nauru Fibre Cable Corporation (NFCC) of the Republic of Nauru for construction, supply and installation of the East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS), which will connect four islands amongst FSM (Pohnpei and Kosrae), Kiribati (Tarawa) and Nauru with a total length of approximately 2,250km and a large-capacity optical fibre submarine cable. The EMCS project is funded by the Governments of Australia, Japan and the United States.