2Africa Pearls Subsea Cable Paused by Iran Conflict — What SP Engineers Need to Know
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has declared force majeure on the Persian Gulf segment of Meta’s 2Africa Pearls extension, indefinitely halting work on one of the most critical subsea cable projects connecting the Middle East to global internet infrastructure. The cable-laying vessel Ile De Batz sits stranded off Dammam, Saudi Arabia, unable to complete connections to onshore landing stations — and this is just the beginning of what SP engineers need to worry about. ...