New fibre cable on its way

This collaboration of NO-UK Com AS, Altibox Carrier and Xtera involves a high-capacity fibre optic submarine system which crosses the North Sea, linking Norway and the UK. The 700 km cable will connect the Stellium Data Centre in Newcastle with the Green Mountain Data Centre in Rennesøy, Stavanger. This will better connect western Norway to the rest of the world and become a new digital highway. 

Robust data communication

“This will strengthen data communication for the whole region, and especially internationally. The southern part of western Norway could become the new hub for international data connection and become attractive for international players”, said John Glette, CTO for BKK telecom. BKK, a Norwegian utility company, is part of the NO-UK initiative, together with Lyse, Green Mountain, Haugaland Kraft, Hatteland Group and Ryfylket IKS.

“The new high-capacity fibre optic submarine system will have a positive impact for establishing data centres in Greater Bergen. The latency will be reduced, which is extremely important for data centres”, said Glette

BKK telecom had recently laid another subsea cable from Stavanger to Bergen, with the aim of creating a more secure and robust fibre network in the Bergen region. The region will benefit from these improvements, making it more appealing for data centres. During the initial phase, the project was funded by both Rogaland and Hordaland county municipalities. Invest in Bergen was also a facilitator of this project during this initial phase, in order to eventually promote possible locations for datacentres in the region.  

 
The new high-capacity fibre optic submarine system will have a positive impact for establishing data centres in Greater Bergen, says John Glette, CTO in BKK telecom. 

Ready in Q4

NO-UK system supplier Xtera, a provider of innovative subsea fibre optic solutions, is leading the construction programme which will culminate with its commissioning during Q4 of this year. The marine installation is being performed by the Global Marine cable ship, the Normand Clipper. The repeaters were manufactured by STI and the cable was provided by NSW.

Geir Ims, Chairman of NO-UK AS, said “It is a great achievement to have reached this key milestone, which is the result of a significant effort by all parties engaged in this critical project. With the rapidly increasing demand for data worldwide, never has it been more pressing to develop our links with other countries. NO-UK will complement Altibox’s existing architecture and strengthen Norway’s connections globally. We look forward to welcoming the Normand Clipper to Rennesøy.”

About NO-UK Com

NO-UK Com is the consortium building the fibre cable between Norway and the UK and comprises of Altibox Carrier as the operator, Lyse, Haugaland Kraft, BKK, Ryfylke IKS, Green Mountain and Hatteland Group. The NO-UK cable is an open cable system providing a total of eight dark fibre pairs from Stavanger to Newcastle.

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