Submarine cable

Why submarine cables are crucial for your business

Most companies buy international connectivity without knowing which cable route their data is actually flowing through. This is not a problem – until it becomes one. A cable break caused by a torn anchor off the coast of Egypt can affect the connection quality between Europe and Asia for millions of users within hours. In 2006, an earthquake off Taiwan damaged several Pacific cables simultaneously. Those who have not planned for physical redundancy in such moments pay for it operationally.

Latency is the second critical issue. There are cable routes between Europe and Asia with 120 ms latency – and others with 180 ms. For voice communication, trading systems or latency-sensitive cloud applications, this is not a detail. It’s the difference between a functioning system and one that causes problems on a daily basis. If you want to source global infrastructure, you need to know which cables take which routes.

SAVECALL knows this infrastructure. We know which carriers use which cable systems, where landing stations are located, which routes physically overlap and where real diversity ends. This knowledge is the starting point for every global sourcing consultancy we provide.

SAVECALL’s access to the submarine cable market

Submarine cable capacity is not a product that can be ordered from a catalog. It is traded in consortium structures, bilateral wholesale agreements and occasionally in auctions. Providers such as Tata Communications, Lumen, Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier), GTT, Sparkle (Telecom Italia International), NTT Communications, PCCW Global and Orange Marine control access to the most important cable systems worldwide. Direct partnerships with these players are the prerequisite for real price benchmarking – and for real negotiating power.

SAVECALL works directly with the relevant wholesale carriers. We negotiate IRU structures (Indefeasible Right of Use – the purchase of long-term capacity rights), leased capacity contracts and managed bandwidth models. There is the right contract structure for every route and every volume. We find them – and implement them.

The result for our customers: global connectivity that really works. With a known route, real redundancy, clear SLAs and costs that reflect the market – not a reseller’s margin.