Exa와 euNetworks는 더블린과 영국을 연결하는 Eliza North 및 Eliza South 해저 케이블 설치를 위한 신청서를 제출했다.

European fiber provider Exa is exploring plans to deploy a new subsea cable connecting Ireland to the United Kingdom. Separately, rival European fiber firm euNetworks has filed with the Irish regulator to land a similarly named system between the two nations. Both companies currently operate multiple existing cables linking the UK and Ireland.

Exa has submitted an application to the Irish Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) for the Eliza North subsea fiber-optic telecommunications cable. While full details remain undisclosed, a map included in the application suggests the proposed route would run from the Robswalls/Portmarnock area of County Dublin eastward across the Irish Sea to the west coast of the UK. The filing was originally submitted in May but had previously gone unreported. An Exa spokesperson declined to provide further details, noting that the cable is in the very early development stages, and no concrete decisions have been made around the route, capacity, timelines, etc.

Meanwhile, euNetworks has independently filed with MARA to lay the Eliza South subsea cable system. According to the company’s application, submitted last month, the cable would extend from Dublin Port to Anglesey, Wales. Full specifications have not yet been shared, and DCD has reached out to euNetworks for additional information and comment.

Beyond these new proposals, both firms maintain extensive existing infrastructure. Exa’s CeltixConnect-1 (CC-1) cable, launched in 2012, links Dublin to Holyhead in Wales. The firm’s ageing Exa North and South system, deployed in 2001, includes a branch connecting Dublin to Southport in England. Additionally, Exa participates in the Havhingsten/CeltixConnect-2 (CC-2) consortium, which launched a cable in 2022 connecting Lough Shinny outside Dublin to Blackpool in the UK via the Isle of Man. Bulk and Meta are also members of that consortium.

euNetworks designs and invests in city and long-haul fiber networks to interconnect key European data centers and hubs. The infrastructure operator owns and manages fiber networks across 18 cities, while its long-haul backbone spans 45,000 route kilometers (27,962 miles) through 17 countries, including the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe. This footprint encompasses capacity on subsea cables linking the British Isles to continental Europe. Among its existing cross-channel assets, euNetworks’ Rockabill system, launched in 2019, connects Portrane outside Dublin to Southport in the UK.