Key developments of 2020
24 November 2020
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
Submarine Networks
Google builds new subsea cable connecting US, UK and Spain
29 July 2020
Google is building a new submarine cable to connect the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.
First new subsea cable to connect UK and France after nearly 20 years
17 July 2020
International network provider, Crosslake Fibre is undertaking a new subsea cable project, CrossChannel Fibre.
New subsea cable to connect 23 African countries, courtesy of collaboration
15 May 2020
Eight companies have come together to build 2Africa, a subsea cable designed to serve the African continent and Middle East region.
Direct subsea optical connection trialled between USA and Africa
20 January 2020
Angola Cables is trialling Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct subsea optical connection between the USA and Africa.
South Pacific subsea cable given go-ahead
11 November 2019
The installation of an optical fibre submarine cable spanning the south Pacific has been approved at a crucial meeting of regional telecommunications leaders.
Hengtong Optic-Electric to acquire Huawei Marine Networks
5 November 2019
Hengtong Optic-Electric has agreed to purchase Global Marine Group’s (a HC2 Holdings company) 49 per cent stake in Huawei Marine Networks.
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Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
Large webscale internet content providers have undoubtedly been the wielders of power in recent years. The only thing greater for them, has been their hunger for data.
