Study: Subsea Cable Repair Ships Require $3 Billion Infusion

Aging Subsea Cable Fleet Needs a $3B Upgrade – Report - SubTel Forum

Aging Subsea Cable Fleet Needs a $3B Upgrade – Report By Robert Clark, Light Reading July 2, 2025 The world's aging cable repair fleet threatens to undermine the coming boom in subsea cable construction, a new study has warned. A report commissioned by the SubOptic Association estimates that the submarine capacity industry will need to spend $3 billion to upgrade its repair and maintenance fleet over the next 15 years. The volume of deployed cab…

Study: Subsea Cable Repair Ships Require $3 Billion Infusion

The number of subsea cables is set to increase 48% by 2040, but 66% of cable maintenance ships will reach the end of their service life by then, TeleGeography and Infra-Analytics said in a study released Monday. It will take...