As articles of subsea cable system installations become more prominent in news feeds, the focus tends to be on the route and installation. Knowing that there is a myriad of critical steps during the development, fabrication, and installation of a subsea cable, one that is not talked about often is that of the cable load, the reason probably due to the monotony of the process.
Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI) was represented by Perry Wright, Director of Integrated Subsea Systems at the International Cable Protection Committee’s 2019 Plenary Meeting in San Diego in May. The Plenary was a well-attended 3-day event with wide-ranging presentations, discussions, and meetings on just about every topic that is current and relevant to the protection of existing and planned submarine cables across the world.
Ocean Specialists Inc. (OSI) was in Houston last month for the 50th anniversary of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), where the theme of “Going the Distance” reflected on what is there to expect for the next 50 years of the conference and offshore Oil and Gas technology. With almost 60 thousand attendees from over 100 nations, OTC proved to be the conference to attend for all things O&G.
On May 7th, QTS hosted a NAP Summit at their Richmond data center and Ocean Specialists Inc (OSI) was there to understand how data center growth will interact with and drive subsea network development.
The SubOptic conference is a great venue to discover the latest technologies in the subsea telecommunications industry and to get a glimpse of what the future may bring in terms of developments that will tackle the ever-growing need for more content, faster.
Single threaded – a term of art for submarine cables which means there is only one submarine cable serving a country or jurisdiction. In most cases, once a country obtains its first undersea fiber optic cable connection, they begin a journey that reshapes their world for years to come.
Ocean Specialists Inc (OSI) was in Fiji this month attending the Pacific Island Telecommunications Association (PITA) 23rd AGM (Annual General Meeting), which was held at the Shangri- La Resort and Spa from the 6th to the 12th of April.