EXA Infrastructure is a digital infrastructure platform and cable network connecting Europe and North America owning over 155,000 km of fibre network in 37 countries. It owns and manages extensive terrestrial and subsea fiber networks, including EXA Express, Dunant,

Havfrue Havfrue (Mermaid) is a submarine communications cable privately owned by Aqua Comms, Meta, Google and Bulk Infrastructure, linking the United States, Ireland and Denmark. History Havfrue comprises a main trunk beginning in New Jersey, USA (NJFX) ...

, and Amitie. It was established in the 2000s as part of joint projects by

Hibernia Networks Hibernia Networks, alternately known as Hibernia Atlantic, was a privately held, US-owned provider of telecommunication services. It operated global network routes on self-healing rings in North America, Europe and Asia including submarine commu ...

Interoute Interoute Communications Ltd was a privately held telecommunications company that operated large cloud service platforms in Europe. On 23 February 2018, Interoute was acquired by GTT Communications for $2.3bn (€1.9bn); and the acquisition clo ...

and

KPN Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Royal KPN N.V. in English), trading as KPN is a Dutch List of telephone operating companies, telecommunications company. KPN originated from a government-run postal, telegraph and telephone service and is based in Rotterda ...

History

In 2000, the building of the network started both in Europe and across the Atlantic. It was followed by the opening of BARI Cable Landing Station for OTE in 2003. In 2004, EXA acquired the CECOM Network in the Czech Republic. In 2005, the network was expanded in the US and EU. In 2006, the network extended to Halifax, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Montreal. In 2007, EXA's network was expanded with the addition of Warsaw and the installation of a subsea cable from Malta to Sicily in 2008. In 2009, the network was built in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. The project Kelvin, expanding the network in Northern Ireland, followed in 2010, along with the building to Istanbul. In 2011, EXA's network was expanded with a subsea cable landing from Tunisia to Sicily. The following year, the Bezeq submarine cable was landed in Bari. In 2015, EXA Infrastructure introduced EXA Infrastructure Express with the lowest latency connection between the UK and the US. In 2018, Sofia-Belgrade-Budapest was built, and in 2019,

was acquired, expanding routes in the UK and Netherlands. On September 17, 2021, EXA was established in London by

I Squared Capital I Squared Capital is an American private equity firm focusing on global infrastructure investments. The company invests in energy, utilities, transport and telecom projects in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. As of November 2024, I Squared Capital ...

. The company emerged from the infrastructure assets carved out from GTT (

Hibernia () is the Classical Latin name for Ireland. The name ''Hibernia'' was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (), Pytheas of Massalia called the island ''Iérnē'' (written ). In his book ''Geogr ...

) which had been developed since the 2000s. In 2022, EXA Infrastructure extended its subsea and terrestrial fiber/duct infrastructure across Italy, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Spain, and Portugal. In 2023, EXA Infrastructure added three new transatlantic cables to its network, named Dunant,

, and Amitie. In 2024, Exa Infrastructure agreed with

Telecom Egypt Telecom Egypt (), is Egypt's primary telephone company. It started in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt. In 1998, it replaced the former Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization (ARENTO). The company has a fixed- ...

to extend its network from Europe to Egypt. To strengthen its European and transatlantic footprint, EXA Infrastructure has made key acquisitions and launched new services in 2024: The acquisition of GCN enhanced EXA’s European terrestrial network in Bulgaria. The launch of EXA Financial Network (EFN) introduced a specialized infrastructure platform designed for financial exchanges, providing ultra-low-latency connectivity across North America and Europe. The Managed Fibre Network (MFN) service allows enterprises to scale quickly with a fully managed fiber model, reducing the complexities of network ownership.

Activities

EXA Infrastructure operates primarily in Europe, trans-Atlantic, and East Coast North America, focusing on infrastructure, transport, colocation, and technical services. Jim Fagan is the CEO since August 2024, and

Nick Read Nicholas Jonathan Read (born 29 September 1964) is a British businessman who was the CEO of Vodafone Group plc from October 2018 to December 2022. Read currently works as a senior advisor for Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and is chair ...

(former

Vodafone Vodafone Group Public Limited Company () is a British Multinational company, multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates Service (economic ...

CEO) is chair of EXA's board of directors.{{Cite web , title=Former Vodafone CEO Nick Read finds new home at EXA Infrastructure {{! Total Telecom , url=https://totaltele.com/former-vodafone-ceo-nick-read-finds-new-home-at-exa-infrastructure/ , access-date=2024-05-17 , website=totaltele.com

References

Telecommunications infrastructure