History

As a leading provider in undersea optical networking, SubCom has played a role connecting people from all parts of the globe for more than half a century. In fact, the history of undersea telecommunications reads much like a list of SubCom’s own achievements. Not only was SubCom part of the team that was responsible for the first transatlantic telephone cable system in 1956, the company also developed and implemented the first transatlantic fiber-optic system in 1988. More recently, SubCom pioneered a number of new technologies to enable fiber optics to satisfy the rapidly growing demands of the Internet Age.

Today, SubCom maintains its tradition of innovation, as its research and development team, whose lineage goes back to AT&T and its Bell Laboratories division, continues to expand the boundaries of optical networking technology to deliver the finest service at a lower cost to all customers.

SubCom History (PDF)