Isle Au Haut has installed its first subsea telecommunications cable, bringing the long-term vision of access to universal broadband internet to this unbridged, year-round island community for the very first time. The 10km submarine cable now connects Isle au Haut to Stonington on Deer Isle, which links to the mainland through terrestrial connections.

The United States will provide up to USD 6.6 billion in direct funding to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) for advanced chip-making facilities in Arizona, as part of the CHIPS Act initiative. This agreement marks a major step in boosting the domestic semiconductor industry.

Cirion Technologies announced a new wholly-diverse and resilient Atlantic subsea route, expected to be ready for service in Q1 2025, expanding fiber connectivity between Latin America and North America.

Bell Canada has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ziply Fiber in a deal valued at approximately CAD 7 billion. The transaction includes CAD 5 billion in cash and the assumption of around CAD 2 billion in net debt, which will be rolled over at closing.

Conexon Connect recently celebrated its first customer connections in underserved areas of rural Wayne County and is expanding its high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network throughout Missouri. Currently, the ISP is poised to reach more than 30,000 rural homes and businesses in its headquarters state of Missouri.

AT&T announced a multi-year purchase agreement with Corning to provide next-generation fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that will support AT&T’s fiber network expansion and help bring high-speed internet to more Americans.

EXA Infrastructure launched its Managed Fiber Network (MFN) service to address market demands for increased connectivity and shorter service delivery times. This dedicated offering represents a turn-key solution that outsources the design, installation, and maintenance of fiber networks for customers who do not possess these capabilities in-house or in-region.

Sparkle, a global player in the submarine cable industry with a strong presence in the Americas, will collaborate as a new partner with Liberty Networks and Gold Data on the construction and commercialization of MANTA—the new pan-regional subsea cable system.

Nokia, Windstream Wholesale, and Colt Technology Services announced the successful completion of a world-first 800 Gigabit Ethernet (800GbE) service trial connecting London, UK with Chicago, US across an 8,500km subsea and terrestrial route over the production network.

Zayo announced the expansion of its 400G wavelength network to address rapidly increasing bandwidth needs in the New York/New Jersey metro area. As one of the only providers bringing new capacity to the area, Zayo’s 400G network provides high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity to key industries in the economic epicenter of New York and offers connectivity to other key markets on Zayo’s largest independent network.