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By Winston Qiu Subsea cable fault happens from time to time in the world. On an average, there are approximately 200 faults per year on global subsea cable systems. Fishing and anchoring incidents account for 86% of the subsea cable faults.
By Winston Qiu The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation, the "DiasporaLink Act", which directs the Secretary of Commerce to assess the value, cost, and feasibility of developing a Trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the East coast of the United States, via the United States Virgin Islands, with Nigeria and Ghana.
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By Winston Qiu Nexans has been tasked to carry out repair of the EstLink 2 electricity subsea cable between Finland and Estonia. The repair may cost €50 million to €60 million and the EstLink 2 is expected to start operating again in July.
By Winston Qiu Telstra announced to activate the first leg of its Intercity Fibre Network on June 25. The first leg connects Sydney to Canberra along the coastal route, offering a high capacity, low loss fibre capability to support the next generation of data growth.
By Winston Qiu Since the publication of the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM), Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Schedule of Application Fees, on the Ferderal Register, various comments have been collected and released, with objections to some key changes in the proposed FCC rules.
By Winston Qiu Google has announced Cloud WAN solution, a fully managed, reliable, and secure enterprise backbone to transform enterprise wide area network (WAN) architectures, available for all businesses and governments.
By Winston Qiu Vietnam and Singapore issued a joint statement on the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on March 12, to strengthen cooperation on subsea cables, finance, energy, etc.
By Winston Qiu On 21 February 2025, the European Commission issued Joint Communication to strengthen the security and resilience of submarine cables, entitled, EU Action Plan on Cable Security, with the objective of strengthening the security and resilience of submarine cables, through actions in a whole resilience cycle approach: prevention, detection, response and repair, and deterrence.
By Winston Qiu Aiming to foster global collaboration, secure innovative solutions, and engage leaders from government, industry and international organizations to strengthen the vital global digital infrastructure, the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit was held on 26–27 February 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. The International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience Declaration was agreed and achieved on the summit.
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