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Sparkle and Turkcell sign subsea cable MoU 

Total Telecom

News The MoU was signed during this years MWC Barcelona Sparkle and Turkcell have announced a new partnership to develop a subsea cable in the Mediterranean. This week, at MWC Barcelona, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 4,000 km subsea cable linking Turkey and Europe.

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Subsea cable repaired after likely sabotage

Telecoms Tech News

Telia Lietuva has announced the repair of a major subsea cable running between Lithuania and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. The damage originally occurred on 17th November, affecting one of three vital communications links between Sweden and Lithuania. Investigations. Investigations.

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Alaska Communications Suffers Brief Outage after Damage to Subsea Fiber Cable

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – Much of Southeast Alaska was without phone or internet service over the weekend after an Alaska Communications subsea fiber cable broke last Friday. “Our technical team has confirmed damage to the ACS subsea cable system connecting Juneau. We are dispatching a repair ship.

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Kansas Declares Broadband Critical Infrastructure, Boosts Legal Protections

Broadband Breakfast

April 11, 2025 - Kansas has officially designated broadband and telecommunications systems as critical infrastructure, a move aimed at strengthening legal protections and deterring tampering with essential internet services.

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U.S. Government Not Prepared for Conflict Over Subsea Cable

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Recent disruptions to undersea communication cables have raised alarms over the vulnerability of critical infrastructure amid growing geopolitical tensions. government entities charged with securing undersea cables. In February, three undersea cables were severed in the Red Sea.

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Sitka, Alaska, Back Online After Subsea Fiber Cable Repair

Broadband Breakfast

General Communication, Inc., the largest telecommunications provider in Alaska, announced that its emergency maintenance on the undersea fiberoptic cable to Sitka was successfully completed earlier this week , restoring all internet and communication services. 

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Submarine Networks EMEA: Over 1,000 people to attend world’s largest subsea cable event  

Total Telecom

Hosted by communications media and events specialist Total Telecom, this years event will bring together over 1,000 global industry leaders and key stakeholders, 120 speakers, and 50 exhibitors to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping submarine networks across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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