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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

Total Telecom

SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom The system will be deployed by subsea cable specialist Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and is expected to be ready for service in H2 of 2028.

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Chinese engineers patenting submarine cable cutting tech

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News The patents relate to an “ocean towing type cutting device” that can be used to severe cable on the seabed On Friday, a report from Newsweek shared the news that Chinese engineers had logged multiple patents for anchor-like devices specifically designed to sever submarine cables.

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FiberSense and Southern Cross Expand Subsea Cable Monitoring in New Zealand

Telecom Talk

Southern Cross Cable Network (SX) expands its partnership with FiberSense, implementing the DigitalMarine subsea cable monitoring technology across New Zealand.

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Bharti Airtel Lands 2Africa Pearls Subsea Cable in India

Telecom Talk

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has landed the 2Africa Pearls subsea cable in India, connecting India to Africa, and

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New ITU initiative focuses on submarine cable resilience

Developing Telecoms

A timely announcement from the ITU, the United Nations specialised agency for digital technology, is aimed at enhancing efforts to protect the world's digital infrastructure and secure global connectivity. To be precise, it’s about submarine cables.

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The future evolution of ODN technologies

Total Telecom

In traditional ODN construction, the feeder optical cables, distribution optical cables, and drop cables are stripped or terminated onsite for fiber connection. In both OSP and ISP scenarios, cable distribution boxes need to be opened before optical cable installation and connection. and the ODN 3.0

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Ministry of Communications Emphasises India’s Role in Submarine Cable Infrastructure

Telecom Talk

Submarine telecommunication cables are the backbone of global communication, carrying approximately 99 percent of internet traffic and supporting critical services.

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