For over 160 years, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) is a leading player in the submarine cable industry, with more than 850,000 km of optical systems deployed worldwide—equivalent to 21 times the Earth’s circumference.
With 3 factories located in Europe and an exclusive fleet of 7 cableships, ASN designs, develops, deploys, and maintains turnkey submarine transmission systems for telecommunications operators, digital content providers and cloud services. Additionally, ASN serves the offshore energy market with dedicated technologies.
Leveraging a comprehensive service portfolio and unique expertise, ASN meets the growing and specific demands of its clients to deliver enhanced connectivity across seas and oceans.
ASN is 80% owned by the French State Investment Agency (APE).