Orange announces the landing of the Dunant submarine cable, in Vendee, France

Orange today proceeded to land Google’s transatlantic Dunant cable in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, in the Vendee region of France, the first and terrestrial stage of the laying of this cable.

This new 6,600 km long submarine cable linking the United States to France, supplied by SubCom and scheduled to come into service before the end of 2020, is the result of a project combining Orange and Google. The Europe-United States axis is one of the most important submarine routes in the world with a need for connectivity that doubles every second year. Dunant will help to meet the explosion in Internet usage and guarantee ever more efficient connections for Orange and Google customers.

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