European Subsea Cables Association (ESCA)

News

ESCA 'Virtual' Plenary#55 - Call for Papers
Thursday, 25 February 2021

With our next Plenary due to be held 'virtually' 21st/22nd April 2021, we are now calling for abstracts on related subsea topics. Further details can be found here: ESCA Plenary#55 Call for Papers

How are subsea cables keeping our world connected?
Wednesday, 23 September 2020

ESCA are pleased to have collaborated with the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to help in the production of this short informational video (EngShort) exploring some of the themes around resilience of our undersea networks.

The IET produce EngShorts which are "an ongoing series of 60-second videos, released every week, that ask challenging questions on big engineering topics to boost our public engagement and thought leadership.”

The video has been shared across social media via Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook and is also available on the IET YouTube channel here:

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If you are a marine cable owner, operator, consultant or supplier and are interested in joining the European Subsea Cable Association, please contact the ESCA Secretary or download the Membership Application Form

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Articles

Submarine cables (telecommunications and power) are critical to the UK and Europe's future digital economy and energy needs. To many people submarine cable infrastructure is unseen and little thought about. When articles about submarine cables are written they tend to contain spurious information about shark bites or being tapped by the worlds clandestine security agencies. Some people still think most international communications are carried by satellite!

European Subsea Cables Association have therefore produced two articles, one on telecommunication cables and one on power cables. The articles are non-technical in nature and are intending to be an informative and easy read.

Articles can be viewed online and are also available to download and can be freely distributed.

Submarine Telecommunication Cables

Ever since the first international submarine cable, a copper-based telegraph cable, was laid across the Channel between the United Kingdom and France in 1850, the submarine telecommunications industry has been connecting countries and continents.

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Submarine Telecommunications Cables

Submarine Power Cables

The first submarine cable to carry electricity was laid across the Isar River in Bavaria during 1811. Submarine power cables have evolved significantly since then, through developments in technology and design, ever increasing in capacity and length.

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Submarine Power Cables

About

The European Subsea Cables Association is a forum of national and international companies which own, operate or service submarine cables in the UK and surrounding waters.

Cable Awareness

Commercial fishing is the most dangerous occupation in Europe. In the UK for example, typically some 20 to 25 fishermen are killed in fishing accidents each year, which is many times greater than in other industries.

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Cable Safety

Fouling a submarine cable can be extremely hazardous to fishing vessels. Damage to submarine cables is expensive to repair and can cause disruption to power distribution and international telecommunications.

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Links

Sites of interest; Organisations, Authorities, Cable Protection & Awareness, Forums, Legal and Offshore links.

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Contacts

Contact details, including emails and postal address, for European Subsea Cables Association.

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Members

A list of European Subsea Cables Association members, including Telecommunications, Power, Renewable Energy and Consulatant companies and organisations.

The European Subsea Cables Association is an organisation of submarine cable owners, operators and suppliers and is primarily aimed at promoting marine safety and protecting cable installations in European and surrounding waters.