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Google Invests $500M in Dominican Republic Digital Port
News•Feb 27, 2026

Google Invests $500M in Dominican Republic Digital Port

Google announced a $500 million investment to build a 7,000 sqm international digital exchange hub in the Dominican Republic, complemented by a new submarine cable system linking the island directly to South Carolina and Virginia. The infrastructure will triple the nation’s direct U.S. cable connections and increase fiber pairs tenfold, cutting latency and boosting resilience. Work is slated to begin in March 2026 with completion targeted for early 2027, and the project has been declared a high national priority. The hub is positioned to serve as a regional AI, cloud, and data exchange point.

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TAT-8, First Fiber-Optic Transatlantic Cable Recovered
News•Feb 27, 2026

TAT-8, First Fiber-Optic Transatlantic Cable Recovered

Engineers have lifted the historic TAT-8 cable, the first fiber‑optic transatlantic link, from the ocean floor. Deployed in 1988, the 6,000‑kilometer system connected the United States, United Kingdom and France at roughly 280 Mbps using 1.3‑micrometer single‑mode fiber. The recovery, led...

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Orange Marine Orders Two Cable Laying Vessels
News•Feb 20, 2026

Orange Marine Orders Two Cable Laying Vessels

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has received an order from France’s Orange Marine for two additional cable‑laying and repair vessels based on the VARD 9‑03 design. The ships will be constructed at Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka and follow the same specifications as...

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Canalink Plans El Hierro Submarine Cable
News•Feb 20, 2026

Canalink Plans El Hierro Submarine Cable

Canalink, the public telecom operator of Tenerife, has applied for permits to land a submarine fibre‑optic cable on El Hierro, extending its Base 6 network that will link Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma over roughly 328 km. The cable is designed to deliver...

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ADB, Prima Limited Sign Vanuatu Cable Deal
News•Feb 20, 2026

ADB, Prima Limited Sign Vanuatu Cable Deal

The Asian Development Bank and Vanuatu‑based Prima Limited have sealed a financing package to design, build and install the 411‑kilometre Tamtam submarine cable linking Port Vila with Lifou, New Caledonia. The deal, ADB’s first under its Wayfinder Program, combines a...

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Sparkle Launches GreenMed Subsea Cable System
News•Feb 19, 2026

Sparkle Launches GreenMed Subsea Cable System

Sparkle announced GreenMed, a next‑generation subsea cable linking Europe and the Middle East via the Adriatic Sea. Designed by Alcatel Submarine Networks and installed by Elettra Tlc, the system will integrate with Sparkle’s backbone to provide low‑latency, resilient routes. The...

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Ooredoo Launches OFN to Scale AI, Cloud & Subsea Networks
News•Feb 19, 2026

Ooredoo Launches OFN to Scale AI, Cloud & Subsea Networks

Ooredoo Group has created Ooredoo Fibre Networks (OFN), an independent entity to own and scale its submarine cable and high‑capacity fibre assets. Khalid Hassan Al‑Hamadi was appointed CEO, effective 15 February 2026, with the carve‑out slated for completion by 2027. OFN...

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WorldLink: $700M UAE-Iraq-Turkey Data Cable Plan
News•Feb 19, 2026

WorldLink: $700M UAE-Iraq-Turkey Data Cable Plan

The Iraqi‑UAE consortium announced WorldLink, a $700 million subsea‑and‑terrestrial data cable that will run from the United Arab Emirates to Turkey via Iraq’s Faw peninsula. The privately funded project will be deployed in phases over a five‑year period, offering an alternative...

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AVX Networks Awarded $37.5M Catalina Broadband Grant
News•Feb 19, 2026

AVX Networks Awarded $37.5M Catalina Broadband Grant

California’s Public Utilities Commission awarded AVX Networks a $37.5 million grant to deploy submarine fiber‑optic cable linking Catalina Island to Huntington Beach. The funding will enable high‑speed broadband for more than 3,500 island residents, bolstering telehealth, remote education, and local businesses....

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Google Unveils America-India Connect Network
News•Feb 19, 2026

Google Unveils America-India Connect Network

Google announced the America‑India Connect, a multi‑continent infrastructure program built around a five‑year $15 billion AI investment in India. The plan creates a new subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam and adds three submarine cables linking India with Singapore, South Africa and Australia,...

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Asian Development Bank and Prima Limited Sign $6.4M Debt Financing for Vanuatu Submarine Cable
Deals•Feb 18, 2026

Asian Development Bank and Prima Limited Sign $6.4M Debt Financing for Vanuatu Submarine Cable

On February 18, 2026, the Asian Development Bank signed a financing package with Vanuatu‑based Prima Limited to fund the design, construction, and installation of the 411‑km Tamtam submarine cable linking Port Vila and Lifou, New Caledonia. The package comprises a...

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Du & Datawave SING Subsea Cable Enhances UAE Hub
News•Feb 13, 2026

Du & Datawave SING Subsea Cable Enhances UAE Hub

du and Datawave Networks have partnered to land the Singapore‑India‑Gulf (SING) subsea fibre‑optic cable at du’s Kalba landing station in the UAE. The system will connect six points across the Gulf, India, Malaysia and Singapore, delivering high‑capacity, low‑latency East‑West bandwidth....

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