China’s Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (YOFC) revealed on Monday it has completed and launched a national broadband network project for Peru commissioned by the government six years ago.
Chad’s Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) announced on Thursday it has signed an MoU with Azerbaijan's state space agency Azercosmos to strengthen bilateral cooperation in satellite services.
Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT and healthcare technology company Mudah Healthtech announced on Friday they have expanded their Sihat Xpress telehealth service to two new rural villages in Sabah.
South African open-access fibre provider Frogfoot says it has expanded its footprint in KwaZulu-Natal after acquiring fibre infrastructure assets built and operated by Mitsol.
Space Norway Partners With Norwegian MoD for Cable Landing Station on Arctic Island By Dan Swinhoe, Data Center Dynamics January 30, 2026 Space Norway is collaborating with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence to develop a new subsea cable landing station (CLS) on a remote Arctic island. Space Norway has signed a contract with the Norwegian [...]
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Sparkle and Valencia Digital Port Connect: Agreement to Land Barracuda Subsea Cable at Genoa Landing Platform Sparkle Press Release January 30, 2026 The first direct Spain–Italy submarine cable expands access to major European Internet Exchange points thanks to Sparkle’s landing and international connectivity infrastructure Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the [...]
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Bulgaria’s Novatel, Bulgartransgaz Join Black Sea Submarine Cable Project By Radina Veleva, SeeNews January 28, 2026 January 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian ICT infrastructure company Novatel and state-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join Kardesa - a project for an optical submarine cable system across the Black Sea, Bulgartransgaz said [...]
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Vodafone to Hook Up Crete With 180 Tbps Subsea Cable By Nick Wood, Telecoms.com January 28, 2026 A marine survey is already underway for the Thetis Express. Named after Achilles' mum, once completed it will connect carrier neutral data centres in Heraklion in Crete, and Athens. The route is not entirely straightforward, comprising two subsea [...]
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Trans Pacific Networks Selects Ciena Technology to Boost Undersea Connectivity on Echo and Tabua Cables Ciena Press Release January 27, 2026 HANOVER, Md — January 27, 2026 • Trans Pacific Networks (TPN) operates fiber pairs on the Echo and Tabua cable systems, Echo is the world's longest subsea digital line segment at over 16,000 km • Ciena’s [...]
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Telekom Srbija Group and its subsidiary Mtel are upgrading fibre connectivity between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina using Ciena’s coherent optical technology, as the operator looks to boost cross-border capacity and prepare its network for rising data demand.