Deloitte and Subsea Networks join to offer specialized subsea consultancy and submarine cable services
London, UK – February 28th, 2017
Deloitte’s Telecom Engineering EMEA Centre of Excellence of Deloitte Portugal, and Subsea Networks Ltd today announced a cooperation agreement to bring a new and specialised offer to the subsea telecoms industry. This agreement brings together a highly skilled group of industry professionals, with extensive experience gained from working across a large number of submarine cable projects and related subsea business development opportunities.
The combined team of Deloitte’s Telecom Engineering EMEA Centre of Excellence and Subsea Networks will offer end-to-end business consultancy and engineering support through the full submarine cable and data centre connectivity life cycle, from initial concept to operations and upgrades. Both companies have a history of supporting projects within the subsea cable industry.
“We are very excited to be expanding our subsea capabilities and market reach in this new era of Data Centre interconnect and distributed optical networks. This agreement brings extensive knowledge and expertise from all the aspects of Deloitte’s large network of telecoms professionals and international skill base. Together we can offer full comprehensive turnkey support, or tailored expertise for specific and specialised client requirements within the subsea industry”, highlight António Lagartixo, Partner of Deloitte Portugal and global sponsor of Deloitte’s Telecom Engineering CoE.
Jol Paling, Managing Director of Subsea Networks, affirms: “With the convergence of subsea and terrestrial networks and the ever expanding demand for data transport and internet connectivity, together we have all the skills and resources required to support those key industry entrepreneurs and established telecoms companies looking to build and connect data centres with terrestrial and subsea networks”.
