Tuesday 25 February 2020

SubSea Networks Limited, a leading provider of subsea consultancy services, and NO-UK announced today that, after a focused period of collective teamwork which addressed all aspects of technical and commercial adjudication and contract forming, the supply contract for the NO-UK Submarine Cable System linking Norway and England has come into force.

The NO-UK system is now under construction, with a ready for service date at the end of 2021. The cable will provide eight high capacity fibre pairs over the latest generation Xtera submerged equipment.

“SubSea Networks played a significant role in bringing the NO-UK project to reality and we are very grateful for their industry insight, expertise and support during the contract forming.” said Geir Ims, Chairman, NO-UK COM.

“It has been an intense period of activity and we are very pleased to have been able to contribute to a successful contract closing for NO-UK. It is a very exciting project, using innovative Xtera subsea technology and local content subsea cable from Norway, that will significantly increase connectivity to Norway.” added Jol Paling, Managing Director, SubSea Networks Ltd.