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News - Subsea Infrastructure, Paul Lipscombe, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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Four of Vietnam's subsea cables suffer faults, leading to fresh connectivity outages for country
Not for the first time in recent years
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Exa Infrastructure adds Barcelona-Bilbao route to European network
A new terrestrial link connects the two cities
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Subsea cable operator Flag appoints Paul Abfalter as CEO
CEO Carl Grivner steps down after six years at the helm
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Cerberus closes $2.3bn single asset continuation vehicle on subsea operator SubCom
Will support SubCom's continued expansion plans
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GCI to acquire Quintillion to bolster Alaska's fiber infrastructure
Deal to combine Quintillion’s existing subsea and terrestrial fiber with GCI’s statewide network
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OMS Group snaps up second Exail DriX vessel for subsea surveys
The DriX O-16 will support data collection for OMS Group
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Orange Wholesale CEO: We're not looking to sell data centers
But the French telco is considering options around monetization
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Ooredoo plans international subsea cable spin off
Sets up Ooredoo Fibre Networks as part of its spin-off ambitions
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Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel Group sign strategic fiber agreement
The cross-border fiber project aims to create a resilient terrestrial fiber corridor
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Exa Infrastructure completes acquisition of Aqua Comms
The acquisition bolsters connectivity between the US, Ireland, and mainland Europe
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Google to build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea as part of Australian defense treaty
Builds on the defense treaty PNG signed with Australia in October
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Finland files charges against tanker crew over alleged subsea cable sabotage
Damage to the subsea cables has cost the cable owners at least €60 million, say Finnish authorities
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Nokia to power Medusa Submarine Cable System
The Medusa will connect Europe to Africa, via 17 landing points
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Damage to subsea cable disrupts Internet connectivity in Orkney and Shetland Islands
Should be fixed by next weekend, has also impacted the Faroe Islands
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US pushes for ban on Chinese technology in subsea cables
As the US continues its data center buildout, the FCC highlights the need for tougher safeguarding of subsea cables
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Telecoms and defense industry reiterate need for more secure subsea infrastructure
Damage to subsea cables has become a growing concern for countries across the world
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Telkom Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada to develop earthquake warning system for subsea cables
The telco is hopeful it can also be used to protect its infrastructure
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No signs that Baltic subsea cuts were deliberate, says Swedish authorities
But does accuse Chinese officials of seriously restricting the investigation
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Telecom Italia approves €700m Sparkle subsea unit sale
Deal expected to be finalized in final quarter of 2025
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Taiwan authorities charge Chinese captain over intentional subsea cable damage
Says the captain dropped an anchor deliberately to target the cable
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Telecom Italia board approves Sparkle sale to MEF and Retelit
The deal was examined this week and "unanimously" approved
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Taiwan blames "natural deterioration" for latest subsea cable outage
Government officials don't suspect sabotage on this occasion
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Exa Infrastructure to acquire subsea infrastructure provider Aqua Comms
Expects deal to complete in 12 months
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Sparkle partners with OEC to recycle 22,000km worth of unused subsea cable
OEC will dismantle, separate, and sort all components of unused cable ahead of repurposing
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Nokia completes sale of subsea cable unit ASN to French State
The vendor will retain a 20 percent stake until targeted exit
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TPG to sell fiber and fixed assets to Vocus for $3.5bn in Australia
Following months of discussions, a deal has been reached
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Liberia working to fix ACE subsea cable after cut
Engineers are at work to restore services