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2013 ICPC Plenary Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA - A resounding success!

The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) has just completed its 46th Plenary meeting, which was held in Miami, USA from 21-23 May 2013.

A record 124 delegates representing 82 companies from 35 countries attended this meeting, which was regarded as demonstrating the success of the ICPC’s efforts to engage with stakeholders and represent many significant issues relating to submarine telecommunications cables (which underpin global communications including the Internet) and submarine power cables (which are an increasingly critical component of the major power grids).

The Plenary theme, “New routes, new technologies, new players and evolving challenges”, was designed to capture the remarkable advances of the submarine cable industry and its future challenges in the face of an increasing human presence offshore.

PRESS RELEASE

Enhancing Submarine Cable Security - In October 2010, the ICPC announced that it has changed its rules to allow National Governments and companies that are key players in the submarine cable industry to be represented within its membership. The ICPC’s objective in making this change is to foster improved cooperation between Government and Industry, which is deemed essential to enhance the security of submarine cables.

NEW MEMBERS

The following organisations have joined the ICPC since 1 January 2013:
 

Associate Members:
Ciena Corporation
Mertech Marine (Pty) Ltd
Z.A. Casey LLC

Full Members:
Radius Oceanic Communications, Inc.
ELETTRA TLC SpA
Xtera Communications Ltd

Government Members:
United Kingdom: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
New Zealand: Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
 

ICPC now has over 130 Members in over 60 countries.

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