The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) will hold its 2025 ICPC Plenary on April 15–17, 2025, in Montreal, QC, Canada. This year’s theme, “The Big Squeeze: Geopolitics & Spatial Planning,” reflects the increasing pressures on marine space and the critical need for international dialogue as global demand for secure, resilient submarine cable infrastructure continues to…
Industry leaders worldwide from the subsea cable sector are heading to Singapore later this month for Submarine Networks World 2023! As the world’s leading annual submarine communications gathering, Submarine Networks World focuses on critical issues in the subsea community. This global 2-day conference takes place September 27-28 and will boast 800+ attendees, 100+ speakers and…
SubOptic 2023, the industry-renowned submarine telecoms conference, will take place on March 13-16, in Bangkok, Thailand. It’s likely well over 500 people will attend the 4-day triennial event, which is the longest-running and most comprehensive conference series in the world for the submarine cable industry. DRG is looking forward to catching up with everyone. This…
The SubOptic Foundation Symposia, an educational outreach program series aimed at the next generation of subsea cable industry leaders, recently ramped up into full gear following earlier successes in both France and Japan, with events this month in the UK, Japan, and Americas. WAVE was held this week at the iconic BT Tower in London, where…
DRG is very pleased that a project we’ve been supporting for some time has achieved several important and critical milestones recently. We look forward to Bifrost’s continued progress. To read more about these exciting updates, see the coverage below: Supply Contract Coming Into Force: https://www.kepcorp.com/en/media/media-releases-sgx-filings/keppel-facebook-and-telin-announce-bifrost-cable-system/ FBO License in Singapore: https://www.kepcorp.com/en/media/media-releases-sgx-filings/keppel-granted-facilities-based-operations-fbo-licence-by-imda/ Marine Survey Progress: https://www.directionsmag.com/pressrelease/10733 Capacity Purchase…
Just a quick reminder that PTC’21, sponsored by SubOptic, is around the corner! And while the conference may be virtual this year, it will not be lacking all of the usual activities and sessions we all know and love. PTC’s annual Submarine Cable Workshop, usually held on Sunday, will be on Monday & Tuesday this year-in the…
2020 has been a tough year from many perspectives and we’re all hopeful for new beginnings in 2021. Among the new challenges this past year has introduced, a pandemic and geopolitics. While a cure is on the way, geopolitics may have influenced our industry in some new and somewhat surprising ways- presenting both challenges and opportunities. Starting…
Earlier in 2020, SubOptic hosted a six-part “SubOptic Spotlight” Roundtable series centered around how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the subsea industry. DRG sponsored the series, which began on April 22 and concluded on July 1, featuring 25+ industry expert panelists throughout the series. Elaine Stafford participated in two of the virtual roundtables, moderating…
PTC 20’s Annual Submarine Cable Workshop, sponsored again this year by the SubOptic Association, was bigger, better and more informative than ever. With over 250 attendees – the value and popularity of this Workshop continues to grow! For the first time ever, the Workshop included a poster session which was very well received. Several of…
Have you seen the recent subsea news about Nunavut? The Government of Canada’s newest, largest, most northerly territory is planning an undersea cable project to close the digital gap that separates its population from the rest of the country. Find out more from this Nunatsiaq News article. The Canadian government has announced a commitment of…