EXA Infrastructure is a digital infrastructure platform and cable network connecting Europe and North America owning over 110,000 km of fibre network in 34 countries.[1][2] It owns and manages extensive terrestrial and subsea fiber networks, like Dunant, Havfrue, and Amitie.[3] It was established in 2000s as part of the joint projects by Hibernia Networks, Interoute, KPN to EXA.[4][5]
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.[6]
In 2004, EXA acquired the CECOM Network in the Czech Republic.[7] In 2005, the network was expanded in the US and EU. In 2006, the network extended to Halifax, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Montreal.[8] 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.[9] The project Kelvin, expanding the network in Northern Ireland, followed in 2010, along with the building to Istanbul.[10] In 2011, EXA's network was expanded with a subsea cable landing from Tunisia to Sicily.[11] The following year, the Bezeq submarine cable was landed in Bari.[12] In 2015, EXA Infrastructure introduced EXA Infrastructure Express with the lowest latency connection between the UK and the US.[13]
In 2018, Sofia-Belgrade-Budapest was built, and in 2019, KPN was acquired, expanding routes in the UK and Netherlands.[12] On September 17, 2021, EXA was established in London by I Squared Capital.[14] The company emerged from the infrastructure assets carved out from GTT (Interoute/Hibernia) which had been developing since 2000s.[15][16][17]
In 2022, EXA Infrastructure extended its subsea and terrestrial fiber/duct infrastructure across Italy, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Spain, and Portugal.[18][19][20] In 2023, EXA Infrastructure added three new Transatlantic cables to its network, named Dunant, Havfrue, and Amitie.[3][21][22]
In 2024, Exa Infrastructure agreed with Telecom Egypt to extend its network from Europe to Egypt.[23]
Activities
EXA Infrastructure operates primarily in Europe, trans-Atlantic, and East Coast North America, focusing on infrastructure, transport, colocation, and technical services.[24][20] Jim Fagan is the newly appointed CEO[16][25] and Nick Read is Chair of EXA's board of directors.[26][17]