November 27, 2018 — Deep Blue Cable, the developer, owner and operator of a state-of-the-art subsea fibre-optic system providing connectivity across the Caribbean islands and to the Americas, announces today that its Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Scott and Chief Technology Officer, Alasdair Wilkie, will speak at Subsea Americas 2018, taking place 3-4 December 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

On Monday, 3 December at 1:30 PM, Mr. Scott will join key executives on the panel “Next-Generation Subsea Routes – Identifying the New and Geographically Diverse Routes Through South, Central and North America.” The panel will explore the offerings of new high capacity systems, where geographically remote and diverse locations remain underserved with bandwidth infrastructure, why the underserved routes are attractive to investors and which technologies have facilitated quicker and cheaper cable builds.

WHERE:

  • Subsea Americas 2018
  • The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
    321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd
    33304 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

WHEN:

  • Monday, 3 December at 1:30 PM

WHO:

  • Stephen Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Deep Blue Cable
  • Paul Scott, Senior Advisor, C&W Networks
  • Larry Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, Seaborn Networks
  • Elaine Stafford, Managing Partner, DRB Undersea Consulting
  • Mike Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer, Crosslake Fibre

The following day, Tuesday, 4 December at 11:45 AM, Mr. Wilkie will participate on the topic, “Life After 25? – Exploring the Options on Offer in Prolonging the Lifespan of a Subsea System.”  He will join panelists in discussing how cable owners can monitor the cables to detect early signs of ageing, what options there are for increasing capacity and upgrading legacy networks and what pressing questions cable owners should be asking themselves as their subsea systems approach the 15 year milestone.

WHEN:

  • Tuesday, 4 December at 11:45 PM

WHO:

  • Alasdair Wilkie, Chief Technology Officer, Deep Blue Cable
  • Ricardo Franco, VP Sales, Americas, Xtera
  • Natalie Bannerman, Reporter, Capacity Media

About Deep Blue Cable

Based in St. Lucia, Deep Blue Cable is the developer, owner and operator of a state-of-the art subsea fibre-optic system providing connectivity across the Caribbean islands and to the United States.  Spanning approximately 12,000 km (7,455 mi) the Deep Blue cable’s initial landing points will be in 14 markets throughout the region, including the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, and the U.S.  By ensuring competitive pricing and resilience through alternative supply, Deep Blue cable will provide connectivity to international and regional telecommunications operators, regional network providers, Over-the-Top (OTT) providers, data centres, government, and large enterprises, including financial services, and oil and gas companies.  For more information, visit www.deepbluecable.com.

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