AquaComms Loads Cable for AEConnect Subsea System

AquaComms Limited announces that cable for its America Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea fiber optic system is being loaded for deployment.

TE SubCom designed, manufactured and is loading this cable system from its factory in Newington, New Hampshire, U.S., onto its cable ship Reliance, one of eight cable-laying ships the company owns and operates.

AEConnect will span more than 5,400 km beneath the Atlantic Ocean with branching units for future landings and will interconnect with CeltixConnect, an Irish Sea subsea cable wholly owned by AquaComms, providing extended connectivity to the U.K., and greater Europe. When complete, the system will connect Point of Presence (PoP) locations in North America and Europe, the company explained.

“When TE SubCom’s ship leaves port, AquaComms’ vision to build and operate a diversified, solution-based network that will serve global data centers, cloud-based networks and content providers will be but 5,400 km and a few months of hard work from becoming a reality,” says Greg Varisco, COO of AquaComms. “This is truly a momentous milestone in the present and future state of connectivity between North America, Europe and beyond, and we thank TE SubCom, our foundational customers and investors in joining us on this historic journey.”

“TE SubCom is pleased to join AquaComms in celebrating this significant milestone in the project cycle of the AEConnect fiber optic cable system, and look forward to the successful completion of the project later this year,” states Aaron Stucki, CEO of TE SubCom.