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Pioneer Consulting team member oversees the landing of subsea cable. Credit: Pioneer Consulting.

Trends in Marine Services for Subsea Telecoms

protection, and the development of shallow water marine solutions to improve effectiveness of deployment and maintenance.Continuing technological developments to improve system reliability: Whether it’s the increased reliance on survey and lay software aboard vessels, faster signal processing, broadband access while at sea, or improved mechanical and electrical equipment, increasingly sophisticated solutions are needed to meet the exacting requirements of the end client.Stress in the marine maintenance marketplace: We see the possibility of changes to marine maintenance services causing potential

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Fugro Starts Shallow Water Survey for 2Africa Fiber-Optic Cable Project

is based on the latest fiber-optic technology and will enable resilient and improved low-latency network traffic in times of growing bandwidth demand. Working towards a cable completion date in 2023/early 2024, the system will be more than 37 000 km long, supporting the growth of 4G, 5G, and fixed broadband access for hundreds of millions of people and businesses

MainOne Cable System Map (Image: TE SubCom)

MainOne Cable System to Extend to Francophone Region

current digital transformation of the region by ushering in affordable connectivity to drive economic development. Our objective remains focused on bridging the digital divide between West Africa and the rest of the world. We have, and will continue to, invest significantly in projects to accelerate broadband access to help local businesses address the challenges they face procuring capacity at competitive rates. This extension of our subsea cable to Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire will further open up their international bandwidth markets, drive down costs and ultimately boost the economic and commercial

Underwater 2 billion rubles Fiber-Optic Link

via satellites, so the communication quality is poor. According to experts, there are two ways to solve the problem: the redistribution capacity of the resource of the spacecraft "Express AM5" in favor of Chukotka or gasket link from Kamchatka to Anadyr. "Ensuring equal access to broadband access to the Internet - it is an important national objective, which can be solved only through close cooperation. The project for the construction of an underwater link will install digital equality in Russia and gain commercial benefit ", - said Roman Kopin. According to preliminary calculations

Singapore MPA Unveils Smart Port Initiatives

connectivity in an effort to improve operations and crew welfare.    Both organizations have also committed to research and testing of new technologies to improve the network in the future.   Dubbed ‘Smart Port’, the initiatives range from the installation of 4G broadband access in Singapore port waters for the maritime community and for vessels in Singapore port waters, free Wi-Fi services at MPA-managed terminals for members of the public, and the launch of the myMaritime@SG mobile app to allow port users access to the latest information on ship arrivals and departures

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