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The table below lists 13 companies that are currently supplying undersea cable systems or components of submarine cable systems.
Links are included if you want to do some of your own research
| Name | System | Cable | Repeater | SLTE | PFE | BU | RepeaterlessTerminal |
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| ASN (Alcatel Submarine Networks) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ciena | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y |
| Draka NK (Prysmian Group) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Hexatronic | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| HMNTech (HMNTech) | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Infinera | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y |
| MPB (MPB Communications, Inc.) | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
| NEC (NEC) | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Nexans (Nexans) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| NSW (Prysmian) | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| OCC (OCC Corporation) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| SubCom (SubCom) | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Xtera (Xtera) | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
We have data on the 20 companies that have ceased to operate (under the listed name).
| Name | System | Cable | Repeater | SLTE | PFE | BU | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T (AT&T Submarine Systems) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Sold to Tyco International |
| Fujitsu (Fujitsu) | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | |
| Hitachi (Hitachi Cable) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| KDDI-SCS (KDDI-SCS) | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Supply is continued by NEC, Fujitsu, and Mitsubishi. |
| Lumentis (Lumentis) | N | N | N | N | N | N | Acuqired by Transmode in April 2005. Transmode was acquired by Infinera. |
| Movaz (Movaz) | N | N | N | N | N | N | Acquired by Adva AG in July 2006 |
| Nokia Kabel (Draka NK Cables) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Pirelli (Pirelli) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Red Sky (Red Sky) | N | N | N | N | N | N | Acquired by Huawei Marine Networks |
| Rochester (Rochester Corporation) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Now part of Tyco. Operates in Culpeper, VA. |
| Siemens (Siemens) | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Simplex (Simplex) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Now part of TE Subcom |
| STC (STC) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Bought by Alcatel | |
| Sumitomo (Sumitomo) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| TCC (Tasman Cable Company) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Bought by Alcatel |
| Tyco (Tyco Telecommunications) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Now TE SubCom a division of TE Connectivity |
| TyCom (TyCom) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Now Tyco Telecommunications |
| TE Subcom (TE Connectivity) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | A division of TE Connectivity |
| NSN (Nokia Siemens Networks) | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Seceeded by Corient |
| Corient | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Purchased by Infinera |
Complete reports on the companies and systems that operate the world's undersea fiber optic communications systems are available upon inquiry.
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