Global Submarine Cable Deployments (1988–2020)

1. TAT-8 enters service across the Atlantic

   Dec 14, 1988Labels: TAT-8, Transatlantic Cable

   • Wired
   • Nokia Bell Labs

2. FLAG Europe Asia opens for commercial use

   Nov 22, 1997Labels: FLAG Europe, FLAG

   • Wikipedia
   • Lightwave

3. SEA-ME-WE 3 service milestone set

   Mar 30, 1999Labels: SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE Consortium

   • KDDI
   • Law Insider

4. Southern Cross Cable begins service in Pacific

   Nov 15, 2000Labels: Southern Cross

   • Scoop
   • Submarine Networks

5. SAT-3/WASC becomes a West Africa–Europe link

   Jan 1, 2001Labels: SAT-3 WASC, SAT-3

   • Submarine Networks
   • Wikipedia

6. SEA-ME-WE 4 launches telecommunications services

   Dec 13, 2005Labels: SEA-ME-WE 4, SEA-ME-WE Consortium

   • Fujitsu
   • Wikipedia

7. SEACOM goes live serving East and Southern Africa

   Jul 23, 2009Labels: SEACOM, SEACOM Cable

   • Cisco Newsroom
   • SubTel Forum

8. EASSy becomes ready for service along East Africa

   Jul 1, 2010Labels: EASSy, Eastern Africa

   • Submarine Networks
   • WIOCC

9. WACS enters service connecting West Africa to Europe

   May 11, 2012Labels: WACS, West Africa

   • Wikipedia
   • IT News Africa

10. ACE carries first traffic along West Africa

    Dec 15, 2012Labels: ACE, Africa Coast

    • Wikipedia
    • ACE Site

11. MAREA begins operating as a high-capacity transatlantic cable

    Feb 1, 2018Labels: MAREA, MAREA Cable

    • Wired

12. Dunant is ready for service (tech-led transatlantic era)

    Jan 19, 2021Labels: Dunant, Google Dunant

    • Google Cloud
    • Submarine Networks