Regulatory News

  1. Galapagos Cable Systems And Xtera To Deliver Advanced Submarine Network To Ecuador And The Galapagos Islands 4/15/2021

    Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, announced last week the deployment of a submarine cable system to the Galapagos Islands. The initiative, which started in 2018, has been driven by CNT EP who performed the feasibility studies which led to investment from Galapagos Cable Systems (GCS S.A.).

  2. Micronor Lends Fiber Optic Expertise To The ITER - World’s Largest Fusion Experiment 4/15/2021

    Photon Control Inc. (“Photon Control” or the “Company”) (TSX: PHO), a leading manufacturer of fiber optic measurement solutions, is pleased to announce its recently acquired business, Micronor LLC (“Micronor”), was recognized for its critical contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (“ITER”), one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today.

  3. Nokia Partners With Circle Fiber To Deliver 10 Gigabit Broadband Services To Southeast Missouri 3/25/2021

    Nokia today announced it is enabling Circle Fiber, a new operating unit of Big River Communications, to build a fiber-to-the-premise network in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri to connect homes, businesses, farms, schools, hospitals, and government agencies.

  4. NEC Qualifies 24 Fiber Pair Subsea Telecom Cable System 3/19/2021

    NEC Corporation and its subsidiary OCC Corporation announced today that they have completed full qualification of subsea repeaters and optical cable containing up to 24 fiber pairs (FPs) (48 fibers). This is a 50% improvement in fiber count over the 16 fiber pair systems generally available today.

  5. Virgin Media Trials Infinera’s Cutting Edge Multi-Gigabit Network Technology 3/3/2021

    Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Virgin Media has trialed innovative network technology which provides new ways to roll out multi-gigabit speeds to consumers and businesses.

  6. Southern Cross Selects Pioneer Consulting For Shipboard Representation On New Submarine Telecom Cable Connecting Sydney, Auckland, And Los Angeles 2/17/2021

    Pioneer Consulting, the full-service submarine fiber optic telecommunications consulting and project management company, has been awarded the shipboard representation contract for Southern Cross NEXT, the in-progress 13,494 km trans-Pacific submarine cable system connecting Sydney, Auckland, and Los Angeles, with branches linking Fiji, Tokelau, and Kiribati.

  7. Arvig’s Fiber Optic Infrastructure Program For Multi-Unit Complexes Completes 10,000 Installations 2/9/2021

    Telecommunications and broadband provider Arvig has announced it has installed a fiber optic connection into more than 10,000 townhome, condo and apartment units within the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, and Rochester area.

  8. Conexon Launches Internet Service Provider Connect; Partners With Central Georgia EMC And Southern Rivers Energy To Build 6,890-Mile Fiber-To-The-Home Network 2/8/2021

    Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon today launched its internet service provider subsidiary, Connect.

  9. Nokia Ships Its 100 Millionth Fiber Solution Helping TDS To Introduce 10G Speeds 2/2/2021

    Nokia today announced that it has reached 100 million fiber broadband shipments. This marks another milestone for Nokia in the North America fiber market after achieving world firsts for large GPON deployments, Gigabit cities and 10 Gigabit rollouts.

  10. Hexatronic Signs A Strategic Supply Agreement With Vocus In Australia 1/22/2021

    Hexatronic Australia Pty, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexatronic Group AB, has signed a strategic supply agreement with the communications provider Vocus Pty, to supply fibre optic cables.