CABLE MAP UPDATE

SUBTEL CABLE MAP UPDATES

The SubTel Cable Map is built with the industry standard Esri ArcGIS platform and linked to the SubTel Forum Submarine Cable Database. It tracks the progress of over 500 current and planned cable systems, 45+ cable ships and over 1,400 landing points. Systems are also linked to SubTel Forum’s News Now Feed, allowing viewing of current and archived new details.

This interactive map is a continual work in progress and is updated on a weekly basis. With pertinent data captured by analysts at SubTel Forum and feedback from our users. Our goal is to make easily available not only data from the Submarine Cable Almanac, but also more and more new layers of system information.

NEW FEATURE!

With the removal of visual and organizational clutter, we have made the map easier to navigate.

Clicking on a cable system on the left side tabs now zooms the map to the location, visualizing only that system. To return to the full map, simply click on the system name again and you see the global view.

Single system view

As you can see, we have also updated the color scheme and simplified the system lines. Cables in their first 15 years are a solid orange line, 16 years and older are a nice gray, and planned systems are a dashed light gray.

In the coming weeks you will also see some changes to the tab options and cableship tracking data, map views, and more. So stay tuned!

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If you are the point of contact for a system, please reach out and let us know if there are any changes or updates in your system! We always strive to keep the map as up to date as possible. We hope you continue to make use of the SubTel Cable Map to learn more about the industry yourself and educate others on the importance of submarine cable systems.

Please feel free to reach out to our Project Manager, Rebecca Spence, should you have any questions, comments, or updates at rspence@subtelforum.com

LIST OF ADDED/UPDATED SYSTEMS AS OF JANUARY 2022 IS AS FOLLOWS:

Updated: NO-UK –In Service as of December 2021 CrossChannel Fibre – In Service as of December 2021 TEAS updated route EXA Express & EXA North/South – Name change after Acquisition

Added: Hawaiki Nui STF

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