Fiber Optic News


Hydro Appointment Targets Growth in Southeast Asia

Aug 07, 2013

Hydro Group Plc, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, has announced plans for further investment in Southeast Asia and the appointment of a technical support supervisor to aid growth in the region…

Raven Meets Urgent Navy Surveillance Need

Jun 11, 2013

Raven Aerostar recently concluded a successful maritime operation in response to an urgent requirement from the Commander, U.S. Navy South for a maritime persistent surveillance solution aimed to enhance security in the Caribbean Basin. Quickly meeting the requirements provided by U…

SeaFox Makes Minehunting a Breeze

May 31, 2013

SeaFox: a quicker, cheaper, safer mine-hunting capability for the Navy when it comes to keeping sea-lanes open.Mine hunting is the mission, identification and neutralization is the method; maintaining open, safe sea lanes is the goal. In the past…

TE SubCom Wins Subsea GoM Cable Contract

Apr 16, 2013

TE SubCom contracted by Chevron to connect the Jack & St. Malo offshore facility with an undersea fiber optic communications system in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Jack & St. Malo fields are located approximately 280 miles south of New Orleans…

Undersea Laboratory Cable Array Repaired

Mar 26, 2013

OceanWorks International announce the successful re-deployment of the VENUS coastal network in the Strait of Georgia after repairs.Placed in Canadian waters in the Strait of Georgia, VENUS is part of the Ocean Networks Canada Observatory,…

Subsea Icelandic HV Cable Link Contract for ABB

Feb 28, 2013

The High-voltage submarine and underground cable link will bring reliable power to a remote island fishing community.ABB has received an order worth around $10 million, from Landsnet, the Icelandic transmission system operator, to supply a…

TE SubCom Working on Big Foot Contract

Feb 20, 2013

TE SubCom starts production on Chevron's Big Foot undersea fiber optic communications system in deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Big Foot is a tension-leg platform located approximately 225 miles south of New Orleans, LA in water depths of 1…

Subsea Cable Project: Tokyo to London via NW Passage

Jan 22, 2013

Arctic Fibre Inc plans to construct a 15,167 km (9,424 mile) subsea fibre optic cable; North Alaska Slope residents to benefit.Arctic Fibre announce that it will partner with Anchorage-based Quintillion Networks, LLC to provide broadband telecommunications services to more than 26…

Cruise Ship Internet Access Contract for O3b

Jan 16, 2013

O3b Networks contracted by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, to provide high-speed satellite-delivered broadband service aboard 'Allure of the Seas'.The new contract will allow more than 8,000 guests, staff and crew members traveling the Caribbean…

World's Longest HV Subsea Cable Contract

Dec 06, 2012

ABB wins US$ 170-million contract to supply Martin Linge oil & gas field in the North Sea with mainland power from Norwegian grid.The contract from Subsea 7, requires ABB to build a power link between a new oil and gas field being developed by Total E&P Norge AS…

Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems for New Indian CG Vessels

Nov 27, 2012

Northrop Grumman Corporation to supply advanced shipboard navigation systems for 20 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. Under the contract, awarded through the company's Indian reseller Marine Electricals Ltd., Northrop Grumman's…

UK's Proserv Wins Platform Topside Controls Contract

Nov 13, 2012

Proserv secure a £1.2-million contract to supply topside control equipment at a major southern North Sea development.The company was awarded the deal on the Cygnus field by operator GDF SUEZ through its design contractor AMEC. As part of the agreement Proserv will supply the design…

Aircraft Carrier Training Facility Opens In UK

Sep 21, 2012

A training facility has been opened to prepare Royal Navy sailors to man the first of the Queen Elizabeth-Class carriers, due in 2016.The first of the  65,000-tonne carriers is currently being assembled at Babcock's dockyard in Rosyth, and will be able to take up to 40 aircraft…

Towering Mast Fitted to Sailing Superyacht

Sep 14, 2012

Wally-built yacht 'Better Place' sails the Mediterranean with a Hall Spars 67.5 m (221.4 ft) high modulus carbon mast.Wally, a leading builder of innovative state-of-the-art sail and power yachts, has successfully launched the stunning Bugatti blue colored 50-meter sailing yacht Better Place…

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine New Product Briefing

Aug 28, 2012

The company's business unit will brief on its capabilities in marine navigation & bridge control systems at upcoming SMM 2012, Hamburg.Alan Dix, managing director of Sperry Marine, will speak about the company's new products and future offerings…

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