A New 1,200 km Fibre Connection Strengthening European Digital Infrastructure
London, 14th July 2025 – EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, today announced the deployment of a new fibre route connecting London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels. Integral to this project is a new consortium submarine cable, where EXA Infrastructure is the sole telecom consortium member, responsible for providing Landing Party and backhaul services. The project significantly enhances Europe’s digital infrastructure with two scalable cable landing stations, modern high fibre count cables, and upgrades to existing In Line Amplifier (ILA) facilities across the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The new 1,200 km route includes 1,085 km of new low-loss G.652D terrestrial fibre for end-to-end connectivity and a 115 km subsea build from Margate, UK, to Ostend, Belgium, utilizing ultra-low-loss G.654C cable. The two new landing stations – Exa’s 21st and 22nd globally – further strengthens its extensive network spanning the U.S. East Coast, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean.
Steve Roberts, SVP Strategic Network Investments and Product management at EXA Infrastructure, stated: “This is a real milestone for robust connectivity options in Europe, and includes the first new subsea cable on this complex corridor – the North Sea – in 25 years. This new route complements our investment in the Channel Tunnel delivering scalable, modern and optimized fibre paths between key FLAP hubs.”
Ciaran Delaney, COO at EXA Infrastructure added:” This has been a complex and challenging build.. The regulatory landscape in Europe plus the North Sea’s challenging seabed conditions demanded ‘in region’ expertise in the various jurisdictions plus sophisticated installation techniques particularly on the wet segments to install and protect the system from future interruption to service. At EXA Infrastructure, we have the right expertise and experience to overcome the most complex and challenging situations to in this case, deliver the next-generation connectivity across Europe.”
About EXA Infrastructure
EXA Infrastructure is an award-winning portfolio company of I Squared Capital and the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East. With over 20 years of experience in building resilient networks, EXA Infrastructure provides the critical modern infrastructure and unrivalled engineering expertise that serves as the backbone for digital and economic growth. This includes mission-critical networks for governments and enterprises, hyperscale infrastructure for the world’s most innovative and influential businesses, and ultra-low latency, high bandwidth networks for financial, gaming and broadcast services.
Headquartered in London, the company owns 155,000 kilometres of fibre network across 37 countries, including six transatlantic cables and the lowest latency link between Europe and North America. For more information, see exainfra.net
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