Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take on China
UK-based Undersea Cable Consultancy.“SubCom is indispensable to America if it wants to control subsea cables. They’ve got no one else,” Bruckschen told Reuters.There are only four major companies in the world that manufacture and lay subsea cables: America’s SubCom, Japan’s NEC Corporation, France’s Alcatel Submarine Networks and China’s HMN Tech.For sensitive U.S. projects, Washington only works with SubCom, according to five industry sources who have worked on projects with the cable company.The U.S. Department of Defense and the White House did not respond
Ocean Power Technologies Pact with NEC Energy Solutions
The provider of ocean energy solutions Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) signed a letter of intent to enter into a long-term supply agreement with NEC Energy Solutions, global leader in utility scale energy storage.Under the terms of the supply agreement, NEC ES will supply lithium ion batteries for OPT's subsea battery solutions.George H. Kirby, President and Chief Executive Officer of OPT, said: "NEC is a supplier of lithium ion batteries for our subsea battery solutions. Their long-standing leadership in the industry, as well as their dedication towards providing versatile, high-quality
5 Minutes with Mike Read, President, Teledyne Marine
.As we continue to navigate through a historic downturn in the offshore energy sector, can you give us your view of the market? Where you see opportunity in the coming 12 to 24 months?We are optimistic on the health of the marine market across all market sectors over the next 12 to 24 months. Our interconnect and instruments businesses are beginning to see the effects of stabilization in what has been a weak energy market over the past few years. Interest in our autonomous subsea vehicles and interconnect for both U.S. and international government applications has been strong with expectation to continue
Greensea Names Gilliam COO
subsea community with the highest quality.” “This is an exciting time to be part of this innovative team and to create products that are transforming the marine industry,” Gilliam said. “My goal in this new role is to progress our product lines and the internal infrastructure necessary to support our rapid growth within the commercial, military and science segments." Gilliam has over 25 years of experience including founding, operating and leading her own marketing and strategic planning company for 14 years. She has worked with companies such as Lucas Arts, NEC, Micron
USN's Oceanography Warrant Officers to Make a Return
administration and policy responsibilities, while the technical aspects of their specialties are de-emphasized. LDOs with seniority are increasingly focused on officer/leadership responsibilities and less on the technical aspects of the job. The revival of the CWO program also came partially out of necessity. The LDO/CWO Officer Sustainability Initiative, approved in 2010 and implemented in 2012, forced the information warfare LDO communities to become "off-ramp" communities, removing their control grade billets -- lieutenant commander and above -- and thus forcing those officers to either
Gilliam Named Greensea's Chief Marketing Officer
to start her own business. During her career Gilliam worked with several of George Lucas's businesses including Lucas Arts, Lucas Learning and the George Lucas Education Foundation where she was instrumental in developing an award-winning media kit. Some of her other clients included SoundHound, NEC Technologies, Micron, Eisenhower Medical Center and El Camino Hospital. Marybeth's experience includes a background in research and planning. She was recently the lead researcher on an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant-funded study that was conducted for understanding how technology
Australia, Japan Look to Deepen Navy Ties
Eto to investigate the possibility of Japanese cooperation in the Australian Future Submarine Program. The Australian Government, however, has not yet decided on a particular submarine design and more work is required before such a decision is made. Tomorrow, Senator Johnston will visit the NEC defence industry site and meet with officials from Fujitsu. Australia and Japan have continued to increase cooperation in Defence science and technology and Defence industry engagement. Australia and Japan share common platforms and capabilities so are natural defence partners. The visit will
Google Consortium to Lay 'FASTER' Trans-Pacific Cable
Google and five other large companies team up to build a cable under the Pacific Ocean that will deliver incredibly fast internet speeds informs system supplier NEC Corporation. A consortium of six global companies have signed commercial agreements to build and operate a new Trans-Pacific cable system to be called “FASTER” which will connect the United States to two landing locations in Japan. The total amount of investment for the FASTER system is estimated to be approximately USD $300 million. In order to address the intense traffic demands for broadband, mobile, applications, content
Egan Named President of Institute of Acoustics
William Egan is the new president of the Institute of Acoustics. One of Egan’s first tasks will be to lead the Institute’s 40th anniversary celebrations which culminate in a special two-day conference at the NEC, Birmingham October 15-16. Speaking as he took over the presidency from Bridget Shield, Egan said, “It may be something of a cliché among Institute members to say that acoustics is in everything we touch and hear, but this is still something that very few people outside the sector, most pertinently those in government, appreciate. That’s why I’m
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