Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024 - 2029)

Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Industry Overview

The submarine optical fiber cable market is fragmented, with the presence of significant players like Alcatel Submarine Networks Ltd, Fujitsu Ltd, Global Marine Group, HMN Technologies Co., Ltd, and IT International Telecom Inc. Vendors in the market are adopting strategies such as partnerships, mergers, innovations, and acquisitions to enhance their product offerings and gain sustainable competitive advantage.

In September 2023, Orange announced expanding its submarine cable industry's investment to remain at the forefront of cable laying and maintenance technologies. Building a new cable ship represents a more significant investment than converting an existing vessel. Still, it means that Orange benefits from a ship with a minimal environmental footprint that is fully equipped to meet growing global connectivity needs. The Sophie Germain is 100 meters long and includes A hull designed and tested in a model tank to reduce fuel consumption optimized for cable repairs. A state-of-the-art 450 kW ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) is used to cut, inspect, and bury cables stored on board in a dedicated hangar.

Orange Marine designed and built the ROV in-house. Being connected to an onshore power supply will enable it to reduce its carbon emissions when docked. "CLEANSHIP" classification (controlled detection of refrigerant gas leaks, special anti-fouling coating, large waste storage capacity, etc.) A small environmental footprint, allowing a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions and an 82% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions. Moreover, Orange Marine has defined all these characteristics based on its extensive experience in submarine cable operations.

In September 2023, NEC Corporation completed a long-distance field trial of an optical submarine cable system using a new transponder that, according to NEC, has the world's highest level of transmission performance of 800 gigabits per second (Gbps). This record-breaking field trial was conducted using the Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) optical submarine cable(*) owned by PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), Indonesia's largest telecommunications carrier, and using NEC's latest transponder, the XF3200. In the field trial, NEC conducted wavelength division optical transmission of 800 Gbps optical signals over 2,100 km, the longest recorded.