The landing of St Helena’s branch of the Equiano cable on 26 August 2021 marked the first shore cable-landing in the entire Equiano project. St Helena’s cable branch (linking the Island to the main trunk of the Equiano cable) is approximately 1,154km long; The main cable trunk links north to Portugal and to the South it links to Cape Town in South Africa.
Fibre Optic Cable Landed on St Helena
Sunday, 29 August 2021, was a ground-breaking day in St Helena’s digital history as the Island’s branch of the Equiano Subsea Cable was landed here at Rupert’s Beach. This was the first shore landing of the cable in the entire Equiano Cable Project.
Fibre Optic Cable Project Verification and Commissioning Document officially signed
SHG’s Chief Digital Officer, Jeremy (Jerry) Roberts, and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) Engineer, Marc Andre, signed the verification and commissioning document in regards to the Fibre Optic Cable Project in October 2023.
During his time on-Island Marc ran all the optical and commissioning tests on St Helena’s branch of the Fibre Optic Cable, as well as the branches between Samba and Cape Town to test whether the line is actually capable of carrying traffic.
Press Releases
St Helena connects to the Subsea Cable – 1 September 2023
Work Underway To Bring Public Access To Fibre Optic Cable Ahead Of Schedule 27 July 2023
Equiano Cable Landing Station Commissioning Works Complete – 1 June 2023
Update On Fibre Cable Project – April – 21 April 2023
Update on Fibre Optic Cable Project – 14 March 2023
Reopening of Rupert’s and Safety Advice to Public – 19 December 2022
Contract Awarded in Telecoms Procurement – 30 November 2022
Fibre Optic Cable Project Verification and Commissioning Document officially signed 21 October 2023
SHG announces preferred bidder in telecommunications procurement – 9 September 2022
Alcatel Submarine Networks Engineer Arriving Next Week – 2 August 2022
Fibre Optic Cable Landed on St Helena – 1 September 2021
Fibre Optic Cable Project – Update – 23 August 2021
Fibre Optic Cable Project – Cable to be landed at St Helena in August – 30 July 2021
MCC Engineers Arrive On-Island – 25 March 2021
Fibre Optic Cable on Its Way – 4 October 2018
St Helena Examines Fibre Optic Cable Options – 20 November 2017
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