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Altibox Carrier’s Verena subsea cable to deliver 512Tbps between UK and Denmark by 2028

13th Apr 2026

2 minutes

Altibox Carrier has confirmed that the contract for its Verena subsea cable system is now in force, marking the formal start of delivery for a high-capacity link between the UK and Denmark.
News

Sparkle and Anthropic ink Claude deal for European enterprises

26th Mar 2026

3 minutes

Sparkle has partnered with Anthropic to resell Claude AI models via Amazon Bedrock, targeting institutions and enterprises across Europe.
Subsea

Colt boosts transpacific network with new US–Asia routes

26th Mar 2026

3 minutes

Colt Technology Services has revealed plans to launch new subsea and terrestrial network routes connecting the US West Coast to Asia, as demand for AI-driven capacity continues to accelerate.
Subsea

Smart cables and hybrid networks: how subsea tech is evolving to meet AI-era demands

24th Mar 2026

5 minutes

Fibre sensing and AI-powered monitoring are turning cables into intelligent infrastructure, but could repair bottlenecks threaten to undermine progress?
Connectivity

Trump pauses Iran energy strikes, reducing risk to Middle East telecoms infrastructure

23rd Mar 2026

4 minutes

A reported pause in potential US strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure is offering a moment of relief for network operators watching the situation closely, even if the underlying risks haven’t gone away.
AI

The end of the Red Sea era: Why war and politics are shattering a global digital lifeline

16th Mar 2026

6 minutes

With conflict paralysing vital subsea routes, expert Roderick Beck reveals how global connectivity is being forced onto new paths
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Meta consortium pauses 2Africa Pearls cable work amid Iran‑linked conflict

16th Mar 2026

3 minutes

Work on a key stretch of the expansive 2Africa submarine cable system, the segment known as 2Africa Pearls that links the Persian Gulf with South Asia, has been paused as regional hostilities tied to the Iran war make operations unsafe, industry sources and recent reporting indicate.

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Subsea cables under threat: Why hybrid conflict is rewriting network security strategy

12th Mar 2026

5 minutes

Attacks on subsea cables are prompting operators and governments to rethink connectivity protection.
Subsea Ray Collins, senior vice president of infrastructure and corporate strategy, Liberty Latin America

Building the digital foundation for the future economy

11th Mar 2026

5 minutes

How Liberty Networks is powering a more connected, intelligent and resilient Latin America and the Caribbean.
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TIME dotCom deploys Ciena technology to deliver 1Tb/s transmission on FASTER transpacific cable

10th Mar 2026

3 minutes

TIME dotCom Berhad has upgraded its transpacific network using new optical technology from Ciena, enabling data transmission of up to 1Tb/s across the FASTER submarine cable system.
Subsea

Iran-US war puts subsea cable network on a knife-edge

5th Mar 2026

5 minutes

The global subsea cable network faces its most serious threat in decades, and data centre operators are watching closely.