The table below lists 13 companies that are currently supplying undersea cable systems or components of submarine cable systems.
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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 |
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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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