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Blog is devoted to educating readers about the subsea cable industry with a particular focus on recent events and new submarine cable projects. Ideal for those in the industry who wants breaking news on outages, new projects, and general industry trends. Roderick Beck worked as a sales contractor for Hibernia Atlantic and helps buyers procure capacity and providers make sales.

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Peace Cable 100G Marseille/Singapore Sale: $24K Monthly Recurring Charge

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January 25, 2025

Won't last more than few days. Layer 1. 100G Wavelength. Marseille Interxion to Singapore Equinix. Buy now or your boss will forever loathe you. 😃

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