The transatlantic route is one of the busiest in the world and Dunant has come to channel the enormous increase in data and content traffic between Europe and the United States. Dunant is a new generation transatlantic cable, 6,600 km long, that connects the United States with the French Atlantic coast, and which now, in combination with MAREA, configures one of the routes with the lowest latency and the highest capacity in the world. 

Telia Carrier announced the launch of a new PoP (Point of Presence) at the Derio de Telxius Communications Hub , located near Bilbao; a communications node with great interconnection capacity. The agreement enhances Telia Carrier's fiber backbone and connectivity for customers seeking access to a completely new and diverse route, from America to Europe, with low latency and high capacity between the two continents.

Further to the supply contract coming into force, the Africa-1 consortium - currently formed of Etisalat, G42, Mobily, Pakistan Telecommunication Company and Telecom Egypt (with other parties expected to join soon) - and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have started the implementation of a new telecommunications optical submarine network.

Orange announced that the Dunant cable system has been ready for service as of January 19, 2021.  Meanwhile, Orange also announced the signature of a partnership on the AMITIÉ cable, planned to be ready for service at the beginning of 2022.

Arus Restu Sdn Bhd (“ARSB”) announced that it has secured a contract from Orient Link Pte. Ltd. (“OLL”) to construct a new cable landing station in Selangor for the MIST cable system connecting Myanmar, Malaysia, India, Singapore and Thailand.

Tokyo, January 26, 2021 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced on today the delivery of a submarine cable seismic and tsunami observation system to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. This project is based on a contract between NEC Taiwan and the CWB.

New Delhi, India and Tokyo, Japan – December 18, 2020 –NEC Corporation India (NEC India) today announced the successful completion of the flagship optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India Enterprise. NEC Corporation (NEC, TSE: 6701), the parent company of NEC India, manufactured the optical submarine cable and provided technical assistance during the turnkey implementation.

Aqua Comms DAC (“Aqua Comms”) announced on December 1 the successful launch of AEC-2 (America Europe Connect-2) trans-Atlantic subsea cable system. The AEC-2 cable system perfectly complements Aqua Comms’s existing AEC-1 (America Europe Connect-1) cable which went Ready for Service in 2016.

PEACE announced that the first cable loading for Mediterranean Segment ( PEACE Med) has been successfully achieved. The freighter Sophia is going to Brest, France in the morning of November 21.

According to Ciena and Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP,  Hawaki Cable is deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic™ 5 Extreme technology delivering a critical network upgrade to support customers facing surging demand for more capacity and speed due to COVID-19. Hawaiki Cable will be the first cable in the Trans-Pacific region to achieve 500Gbps wavelengths, deploying over 9,000 kilometers between Sydney and Hawaii.

Cyta announced that it has secured the relevant operating licence from the Ministry of Transport, Communications & Works, and is proceeding swiftly with the construction of the ARSINOE subsea cable system, connecting Cyprus with France and Egypt. SubmarineNetworks.com has confirmed that Cyta is constructing the ARSINOE cable system with part of fiber pairs on the PEACE cale system.

According to United News of India (UNI), the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL and Andaman and Nicobar Administration signed a crucial tripartite agreement for Operation and Maintenance of Chennai- Andaman & Nicobar Islands Submarine Cable (CANI-SMC) Project on November 13, 2020.

According to Ciena, NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) will deploy a single-wave 800G line speed solution for Data Center Interconnect (DCI). Deployed with Ciena’s industry-leading WaveLogic 5 Extreme optical platform, NTT Com’s upgraded network can support capacity up to 33.6Tbps per fiber pair between data centers in metro area.

Orange announced the commissioning and commercial launch of Djoliba, the first pan-African backbone network, covering 8 countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. This Djoliba network infrastructure is based on a terrestrial fibre optic network, coupled with undersea cables, offering secure connectivity abroad from West Africa. This investment aims to support the digital ecosystem and meets the growing needs for connectivity in the region.

Vodafone NZ, Spark and Telstra announced additional network resilience with a new access point for the Tasman Global Access (TGA) cable network in Hamiltion, New Zealand. 

02 November 2020: Telecom Egypt and St Helena Government (SHG) have signed an agreement to connect the Island to Telecom Egypt’s subsea system over the Equiano submarine cable system.

Telecom Egypt will be the first to provide St Helena with a fibre optic connection to the rest of the world, which is a crucial step towards the Island’s economic growth. The cable, along with the associated high-speed internet, is planned to be delivered to the Island by early 2022.